Twitter has shutdown Politwoops, a website that keeps track of politicians’ deleted tweets.
Twitter’s reasoning was that Politwoops was misusing a Twitter tool that allowed users to find out about any changes to Twitter accounts. But the action has raised concerns from political reporters and government watchdog groups.
Here & Now’s Robin Young speaks with Margarita Noriega, who has been covering the story for Vox.
Guest
- Margarita Noriega, editor at Vox. She tweets @margarita.
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