Are Kirsten Gillibrand and John Boehner's Deleted Tweets Off Limits?

New service Politwoops may violate Twitter's Terms of Service

There's been significant media coverage and buzz over the past 24 hours surrounding Politwoops, a service from the Sunlight Foundation which purports to aggregate politicians' deleted tweets. Sure sounds fun. But does it violate Twitter's Terms of Service?

The platform, which launched in the United States on Wednesday, is described by Sunlight Foundation communications coordinator Nicko Margolies in a blog post as "a searchable window into what they hoped you didn't see," picking up on everything "from minor typos to major gaffes."

AW+

WORK SMARTER - LEARN, GROW AND BE INSPIRED.

Subscribe today!

To Read the Full Story Become an Adweek+ Subscriber

View Subscription Options

Already a member? Sign in