It’s not disturbing when one understands how Twitter works.
From the article...
“The trouble for Sullivan began last Monday when she tweeted from a youth event at which Brownback gave a speech.
“Just made mean comments at gov. brownback and told him he sucked, in person #heblowsalot,” she tweeted.
Sullivan neither met Brownback in person, nor did she tell him he sucked. The tweet was spurred by a discussion she was having with a friend, talking about what they would tell Brownback if they were to meet him.
“The tweet was for her audience at the time,” said Olivia Sullivan, 19. “It was a complete joke between her and her friends.”
If she seriously thinks that her comment was for “her audience at the time” she should have skipped the hashtag. When one puts a hashtag on a comment, that goes to everyone who chose to follow that #. I do expect followers to follow and it’s public. Also, ANY Tweet is public if one wants to reference a name. It’s public, all public.
Now if this woman (and I mean woman, she is 18) doesn’t know this, I would suggest she get off Twitter. It’s dangerous for her.
To me, it seems like an overreaction to something a teenager posted on Twitter.
Brownback’s people weren’t following #heblowsalot... they were following his name.
The thing to me that’s hinky is reporting it to the “youth in government” program...or whatever it is.