Over the weekend, news emerged that Twitter will delete joke-stealing tweets based on copyright infringement complaints.
We just have one question: How will this affect brands?
See, for example, this April Fool's Day tweet from Google last year.
Now, when you #BYOD (Bring Your Own Dog) to work, they'll furr-vently keep up using #GoogleApps for Business Dogs: http://t.co/FuunZXXl2e
And here's a Microsoft April Fool's Day tweet from this year.
Download #OfficeforCats today! 3 brand-new products for your furry friends: PowerPounce, OneNap and Meow.
This is Google in March.
What's the first thing you created with code? Share your thoughts to inspire girls to be #FutureCoders @khanacademy
Oh, look, it's Microsoft in May!
Applauding #womenintech: @heddanewman, we’re your number one fan!
Notice a trend?
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We're sure it's all just a coincidence.