Twitter Shuts Down 30 Sites That Stored Politicans' Deleted Tweets

'Deleting a tweet is an expression of the user's voice'

More than a few politicians have tweeted something dumb they immediately regretted and swiftly deleted. But of course, those tweets never truly disappear after they've been published.

On Sunday, Twitter shut down a series of 30 sites owned by the Open State Foundation called Politwoops and Diplotwoops that store politicians' deleted tweets across 31 countries. In May, Twitter shut down the U.S. version of the site and has now closed the site in the other remaining countries, including Canada, France, the U.K.

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