New York State Governments Are One of the Most Frequent Requesters of Twitter Account Information...
New York State Governments Are One of the Most Frequent Requesters of Twitter Account Information in the World
Tessa Stuart
Last week, the Manhattan District Attorney's office subpoenaed Twitter, Inc. for any information the company might have pertaining to the identity of @bicyclelobby, a parody account created last year as a response to the ravings of Wall Street Journal editorial board member Dorothy Rabinowitz. The fact that two German artists claimed responsibility for the flags on Tuesday--and they have the video to back them up--only further confirms how absurd this request was.
Since its first tweet, issued shortly after a Twitter blackout, @bicyclelobby has satirically credit for a variety of sinister and improbable things. And, of course, it's funny because its rooted in real resentment about the (pitifully little) power cyclists wield relative to cars in New York City.
http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/2014/08/new_york_state_governments_are_one_of_the_most_frequent_requesters_of_twitter_account_information_in.php