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Is this really necessary? People need to be careful what they post online, but come on. Do they really need to archive every tweet? Seems like they are taking
by iJohnDoe 6y ago
Is this really necessary?
People need to be careful what they post online, but come on. Do they really need to archive every tweet?
Seems like they are taking their mission too far. Archiving every post from Usenet dating channels from 20+ years, every tweet, etc. Seems a bit excessive at this point.
This also can’t help with the social cooling.
- causasui 6y agoWhether or not every tweet in existence should be archived is irrelevant. The fact is they can be, so they should be treated as though they will be. Saying "no please don't" will never stop something that is technologically possible from happening. Murphy's law applies here and everywhere in tech (and frankly, in most areas of life).
- the_local_host 6y agoEven if obtaining old tweets was theoretically always possible, actually facilitating this seems like a combination of poor judgment and obsessive hoarding. If the "smattering of tweets" means everyone's tweets will be publicly available in perpetuity, then this is a downright inhumane policy, and should not be pursued by any organization worthy of respect.
- EvanAnderson 6y agoThank you for articulating this. I was trying to, and failing miserably.