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NY Times Asks Twitter To Shut Down Retweeting Feed

Posted by samzenpus on from the stop-repeating-me dept.

WesternActor writes "According to PCMag.com, the New York Times has asked Twitter to shut down the FreeNYT Twitter feed that basically retweets all of the Times' articles. Is this really possible? After all, the feed just points to a list of Times Twitter accounts, all of which can also be found on the Times' website. If the Times succeeds in shutting this down, it could have a chilling effect for Twitter and online free speech in general."

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  1. Please prevent news from happening by ArhcAngel · · Score: 2, Funny

    NYT: Please refrain from letting anything newsworthy happen until we have reported on it... Thank you.

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  2. NY Times Asks Twitter To Shut Down Retweeting Feed by zill · · Score: 3, Funny
    Zill writes

    "According to PCMag.com, the New York Times has asked Twitter to shut down the FreeNYT Twitter feed that basically retweets all of the Times' articles. Is this really possible? After all, the feed just points to a list of Times Twitter accounts, all of which can also be found on the Times' website. If the Times succeeds in shutting this down, it could have a chilling effect for Twitter and online free speech in general."

  3. Re:shut out NYT by couchslug · · Score: 3, Funny

    No loss.

    We can rely on Fox News instead. (runs)

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