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According to an announcement from Twitter, political gaffes on the social media platform will once again be preserved on the Politwoops website.

Twitter blocked API access for Politwoops earlier this year, a move that apparently crippled the service’s ability to archive politicians’ deleted tweets.

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A number of open government and human rights groups (and not just the ones operating the various Politwoops sites in different countries) criticized the decision, arguing that a citizens’ right to information outweighs an “official’s right to retroactively edit.”

Last October, at Twitter’s Flight conference for developers, CEO Jack Dorsey both apologized for “the confusion” and hinted that Politwoops might be re-enabled, saying, “We have a responsibility to continue to power organizations who want to bring transparency like Politwoops.”

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