William Shatner visited The Tonight ShowTonightShow, Wednesday, Nov. 4 to read tweets from Levi Johnston's Twitter page.
The tweets shared were random and some were offensive, talking about taxi drivers that can't speak English and finding some 'good weed.'
Johnston and his lawyer say he never said such things and claim the tweets are absolutely fake.
They also believe Twitter needs to step up in circumstances like this, take responsibility, and make sure actions are made to correct the situation.
Shatner joined Conan O'Brien earlier in the year to present a similar poetic reading of Sarah Palin's tweets.
What do you think of the notion Twitter needs to take responsibility? Is that really Twitter's duty? Does Twitter need to handle public matters like this?
The possibility has also been raised that these tweets are coming from a Twitter Levi Johnston impersonator. If these truly aren't the real Levi Johnston's messages, does the role of Twitter change or remain the same?
You bring up a lot of great questions Emily! I think Twitter being such a big driving force as it is should step up and have harsh consequences for any impersonators. These impersonators not only can tell libelous statements but will completely put Twitter into a bind.
ReplyDeleteI agree. In a situation like this where an impersonator was at work, something needs to be done to protect those who are being impersonated, especially with people in the public spotlight. I wonder if Twitter is using this situation as an inspiration to watch out for impersonators? At the same time, with all the activity on Twitter, it seems very difficult to keep tabs on every single Tweeter.
ReplyDeleteTwitter is trying to use the "authenticated" accounts but still ...
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