Why Twitter took action against parody Trump account @RealPressSecBot

Twitter suspended developer platform access to a popular bot account poking fun at President Trump, leaving its creator wondering, “Why?”

if you're a member of the 4th estate or know any mucky mucks at twitter —— I'd real appreciate you using your powers to ask questions about this, because I have no idea why this happened:https://t.co/YX7yIVBw0I

— 𝚁𝚞𝚜𝚜𝚎𝚕 𝙽𝚎𝚒𝚜𝚜 (@russelneiss) August 27, 2019

“Well, it’s been a good run,” tweeted @RealPressSecBot creator Russel Neiss, announcing that the company had suspended the Twitter app he created which ran the account. (The account is still viewable and Neiss can still use it to manually send tweets, but the Twitter-connected app that automated the posts is no longer.) Read more...

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