In a response to Twitter’s allegations on 9 July 2012, the attorneys for Skootle (Tweet Adder’s company name) said, ‘Tweet Adder is not “spamware”.
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Twitter’s stated reasoning for going after not only some of the highest profile spammers (with allegedly hundreds of thousands of accounts set up solely for the purpose of sending out spam on Twitter) but also the software companies was to shut down ‘bad actors who build tools designed to distribute spam on Twitter (and the web) by making it easier for other spammers to engage in this annoying and potentially malicious activity’.Įarly in the case, all but one company settled out of court - Tweet Adder, vehemently contested the charges for many months. The parties named in the suit were ‘Tweet Attacks’, ‘Tweet Adder’, ‘Tweet Buddy’, James Lucerno of and Garland E. Twitter filed the suit against Skootle (the developers of Tweet Adder), along with two other software companies and two individuals accused of widespread spamming, referring to them as ‘five of the most aggressive tool providers and spammers’ on Twitter.
This action comes as the result of a lawsuit that began 6 April 2012. On Friday 26 April 2013, users of the popular Twitter automation software Tweet Adder were told that Tweet Adder 3.0, which enabled users to automate many Twitter functions, would be permanently disabled as of May 24th. I welcome your comments and thoughts on this somewhat controversial topic. Be assured, however, that my ultimate intention in writing this article is to look at the vital importance of the 7 Graces – most notably the Grace of Transparency – when a company is facing a business crisis, and what can happen if we fail to utilise Transparency at such critical moments. Transparency Issues as Tweet Adder Settle Twitter Lawsuitīecause this article addresses a major legal issue that impacts many Twitter users, it was important to provide many facts and technical details, so readers could fully understand the matter at hand.
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