Twitter should suspend NRSC twitter privileges

By Kari Chisholm:

There's a controversy brewing. The National Republican Senatorial Committee sent out the following tweet:

Of course, that isn't a legit tweet from @BarackObama. In essence, they've faked up a quote from the President of the United States and passed it off as if it were real.

The link takes people to a completely blank page. But the domain name was registered by the NRSC - and if you go there, you'll get tagged for future ads from the NRSC.

In other words, this was a deliberate plan - not an accident or little stunt by some social media intern.

It's crystal clear what should happen next. Twitter should suspend the NRSC's account on Twitter. Their rules are clear:

Impersonation: You may not impersonate others through the Twitter service in a manner that does or is intended to mislead, confuse, or deceive others

That's precisely what they've done -- and they've done it to the President of the United States; they've done it as a deliberate strategy; and they've done in order to market their organization to unwitting recipients of the tweet.

Here's what you can do: Join the Act.ly campaign calling on Twitter to suspend the NRSC from their system. Just tweet it!

(Hat tip to Baratunde Thurston)