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 A Tweet by @congressedits, showing an edit made to the article Devil's Triangle (disambiguation) that insults Supreme Court justice Brett Kavanaugh | |
Type of site | Twitter bot account, later relaunched on Mastodon |
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| Available in | English |
| Owner | Ed Summers |
| URL | botsin |
| Launched | July 8, 2014 |
| Current status | Active |
CongressEdits (@congressedits) is a social media bot account created on July 8, 2014 that posts changes to Wikipedia articles that originate from IP addresses within the ranges assigned to the United States Congress.[1] The changes could be made by anyone using a computer on the U.S. Capitol complex's computer network, including both staff of U.S. elected representatives and senators as well as visitors such as journalists, constituents, tourists, and lobbyists. CongressEdits has been called a watchdog by NBC News.[2]
The account began on Twitter until it was suspended in October 2018, making its tweets only accessible through archival services. CongressEdits can now be found on Mastodon.[3]
- ^ Mak, Tim (July 14, 2014). "@CongressEdits Helps You Track Your Congressman's Vanity in Real Time". The Daily Beast.
- ^ Wagstaff, Keith (July 15, 2014). "Twitter Watchdog Keeps Tabs on Wikipedia Edits from Congress". NBC News. Retrieved July 16, 2014.
- ^ "congressedits (@congressedits)". Mastodon. Archived from the original on February 11, 2018. Retrieved January 1, 2022.