Library of
Congress admits defeat, accepts the
futility of
trying to
archive all of Twitter
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At least you tried.
Starting Jan. 1, the
Library of
Congress will curtail what's been a seven-year effort to collect and
archive every single utterance on Twitter. A
Tuesday missive from the federal institution notes that, come 2018, "the
Library will acquire tweets on a selective basis."
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In 2010, Twitter sent the
Library a full
archive of every tweet posted to date, extending back to the social network's inception in 2006. The
Library continued the effort from there, cataloging Twitter posts "to acquire and preserve a record of knowledge and creativity for
Congress and the American people."
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