On Jan. 8 Twitter permanently suspended then-president Donald Trump from its platform015 Archives and the people rejoiced. It now seems the social media giant is sticking to that stance, with the company refusing to host an archive of @realDonaldTrump's tweets for the National Archives and Records Administration.
As reported by Politico, the National Archives has been working to build an official archive of all of Trump's presidential tweets, from "when the looting starts, the shooting starts" to "covfefe." The National Archives also intends to include any deleted or removed tweets, giving people a complete view of exactly what the hell went on there. It's fair to say that having a complete record of Trump's infamous posts is important, if only to allow historians to more easily conduct America's post-mortem.
However, while a Twitter spokesperson told Mashable via email that the company is working with the National Archives to preserve @realDonaldTrump's tweets, "as is standard with any administration transition," it appears to be drawing the line at hosting them again.
"Given that we permanently suspended @realDonaldTrump, the content from the account will not appear on Twitter as it did previously or as archived administration accounts do currently, regardless of how NARA decides to display the data it has preserved," said the spokesperson. "Administration accounts that are archived on the service are accounts that were not in violation of the Twitter Rules. "
Twitter currently hosts government accounts officially archived by the National Archives, meaning they can still be liked, retweeted, and responded to. That won't be the case for Trump's account, which is probably for the best. Regardless of how the National Archives ultimately preserves the former president's words, Twitter's refusal to host them means users won't be able to easily spread his tweets on the social media platform and plunge us back into the 2020 hellscape. That's over — we're dealing with the 2021 hellscape now.
"Twitter is solely responsible for the decision of what content is available on their platform," the National Archives Public and Media Communications said in a statement to Mashable. "NARA works closely with Twitter and other social media platforms to maintain archived social accounts from each presidential administration, but ultimately the platform owners can decline to host these accounts. NARA preserves platform independent copies of social media records and is working to make that content available to the public."
SEE ALSO: Twitter confirms Trump's ban is permanent, even if he runs again in 2024Fortunately (?) there are already unofficial archives of Trump's 280-character missives that may tide historians over while the National Archives sorts out its plans. The Trump Twitter Archive keeps a searchable record of all 56,571 of the former president's tweets, including any deleted after September 2016.
Still, it's good to know we won't see Trump's inciting words pervading Twitter again. Enough damage has already been done.
"Our public interest framework exists to enable the public to hear from elected officials and world leaders directly," Twitter wrote at the time of Trump's suspension. "It is built on a principle that the people have a right to hold power to account in the open. However, we made it clear going back years that these accounts are not above our rules entirely and cannot use Twitter to incite violence, among other things."
UPDATE: April 9, 2021, 9:23 a.m. AEST This article has been updated to include a statement from the National Archives Public and Media Communications.
Previous：Gods of War
Best Garmin deal: Save over $100 on Garmin Forerunner 955
Like Kickstarter, but for legal cases
Jason Momoa performs stirring haka in support of UFC fighter
Lebanese ministry calls for ban of 'Wonder Woman' movie
Amazon Pet Day: All the best deals
McLaren's supercar factory is a minimalist's paradise
Babies dressed as hipsters are so cute you will literally explode
An 'Overwatch' amateur strikes fear in the hearts of South Korean pros
Bargaining For the Common Good
I replaced my smartphone with a Nokia 3310, and I never want to go back
How to Settle Down with Dystopia
Game of Thrones Season 7 could put Dany's dragons in danger
Is James Corden trying to usurp Ryan Seacrest as the busiest man in showbiz?
An 'Overwatch' amateur strikes fear in the hearts of South Korean pros
Samsung Unpacked stream is set for May 12, 2025
Game of Thrones Season 7 could put Dany's dragons in danger
This crazy crash landing footage is why you don't propose on a hot air balloon
Steve Ballmer shows off his AI
Ireland fines TikTok $600 million for sharing user data with China
Uber just fired its controversial self
'The Mandalorian' finale featured a guest appearance from the GOATHurricane Harvey telethon raises over $44 millionWatch out, Tesla: Report says Apple could build car by 2024.How to clear your cache on MacNever, ever ask J.K. Rowling this one 'Harry Potter' questionThese are the best signs from Australia's proSerena Williams shares first photos of newborn daughter AlexisBrace yourself, because 'hair nails' are now a thingOne more time, y'all: There are no sharks swimming in Irma's floodwatersEverything coming to Netflix in January 2021The best tech of 2020Everything coming to Amazon Prime Video in January 2021These are the best signs from Australia's proSouthwest Airlines helps animals orphaned by Hurricane Harvey find new forever homesCorgi with 'Receiving Gifts' love language attempts to give its reflection a boneApple closes a bunch of stores yet again because of COVIDZoom to launch support for M1 Macs'The Book of Boba Fett' is a 'The Mandalorian' spinoff coming in 2021What do the Duck of Justice and a red 'It' balloon have in common? Stephen King.58 things you probably forgot happened in 2020 14 best tweets of the week, including a Jokerfied Watto, smack barm, and pey wet Anthony Scaramucci listed as dead in Harvard directory, and the schadenfreude is sweet 'The Crown' reveals first look at Princess Diana's wedding dress David Denman shares what it was like playing Roy on 'The Office' Why Earth's ozone hole is large this year You definitely can't buy this Harry Potter Chrissy Teigen continues to prove she DGAF about haters Trump summoned Reince Priebus to the Oval Office to make him swat a fly How to watch the vice presidential debate online Ivanka learned about her dad's transgender military ban just like the rest of us — on Twitter The far right has a new conspiracy theory about how the DNC was hacked This may be the greatest interaction with a delivery man of all time In praise of going back to bed after taking a shower The Hubble telescope stared at this magnificent galaxy for nine hours This tortoise called Herman is BFFs with a bread version of himself Here are Trump and Scaramucci's scenes from that Wall Street movie How to parent without perpetuating gender stereotypes Apple announces date of iPhone 12 event. Here's what to expect. 5 things I noticed during my 24 hours with Google's Nest Audio Ava DuVernay on streaming, empathy, and Lenovo's New Realities VR
2.4756s , 8223.8046875 kb
Copyright © 2025 Powered by 【2015 Archives】,Exquisite Information Network