TweetDelete – Automatically delete your posts that are older than a maximum age • Hacker News Board

Re: TweetDelete – Automatically delete your posts that are older than a maximum age

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Post by ribosometronome » Mon, Apr 02, 2018, 4:09 AM UTC

kosei wrote: post #73

throwaway0255 wrote: post #27

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> There are plenty of benefits to a service like this Are they greater than the benefits of simply never tweeting at all?

That’s like making the argument for abstinence vs. birth control. Yes, the only 100% solution is not to ever post anything publicly. But there is still value in making things more private/less permanently persistent for the people who still choose to post.

>That’s like making the argument for abstinence vs. birth control.

This isn't birth control. This is going, "What? There's no way this could be my kid!" on Maury.

Re: TweetDelete – Automatically delete your posts that are older than a maximum age

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Post by kzrdude » Mon, Apr 02, 2018, 10:08 AM UTC

danso wrote: post #78

kzrdude wrote: post #23

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Since they are an agency of the government, can one ask to get a tweet pulled out as a stamped and verified document?

The federal government has policies that govern retention of social media: https://records-express.blogs.archives.gov/2017/01/27/record... > Bulletin 2014-02 informs agencies that content created on social media platforms, including Twitter, is likely to be a Federal record and must be managed appropriately. For records posted on third-party social media platforms, agencies must determine how best to manage the recor…

Nice thanks

Re: TweetDelete – Automatically delete your posts that are older than a maximum age

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Post by thomble » Mon, Apr 02, 2018, 6:23 PM UTC

StavrosK wrote: post #79

sebazzz wrote: post #57

I would like this to exist for Facebook, so I can clear everything except the current year.

Alas, it can't. Facebook doesn't let you delete things through the API.

Wow, that is awful.