Donald Trump is no stranger to rude remarks and the internet is finding every way possible to worm their insults closer to him. Now the media is starting to refer to them as 'rogue tweeters' who use the widely known social platform; Twitter.
At first, the tweets were random and unauthorized on various subjects. But, now these individuals are using verified agency Twitter accounts to spread their hatred and snide remarks. Although many of the tweets have been deleted, proof remains.
On 26th January, Thursday, the rogue tweeters were not making their presence temporary anymore. APNews reports that 40 newly opened (but unverified) federal agency accounts have been created. Their tweets are all over the internet.
Although some of the rogue tweeters' have not been so careful about hiding their identity. It turns out that some of the 40 accounts were being run by federal workers who used their work emails to verify the Twitter accounts.
Trump is not new to the hate he is receiving. The said federal workers have been exposed but the other government workers are going strong with the Trump hate. The administration said that a former federal worker was to blame for the previous acts of random tweets from agency accounts.
Experts say that the former worker could be prosecuted for federal hacking but the FBI has not yet been involved. Sean Spicer, the White Houses' spokesman said: "The old password of the San Francisco office was left in the hands of an unofficial user and they started retweeting unsuitable things that violate our policy".
On top of that, the National Park Service announced that the previously published tweets from the Twitter account Badlands National Park, South Dakota were also the work of a former worker. None of the tweeters were authorized to use the accounts they used.
There is a strict prohibition under the US Computer Fraud and Abuse Act which states that working and former employees who issue unverified messages on certified accounts can be prosecuted. A law professor at GWU, Orin Kerr states:
"Current employees who work for the government gain full access to the authorized accounts but once they leave the job so does the permission of accessing these accounts".
