On Twitter, there are a whole bunch of accounts whose main purpose is to steal other people’s tweets and recycle them on their own account. They've even gone so far as to post tweets that mock themselves. Here's an example:
are you kidding me
These accounts, such as Common White Girl and Dory, are widely criticized for profiting off plagiarism with ads, which are tucked in alongside the viral tweets.
Recently, people have started to strike back against these accounts. For example, the Twitter account Kale Salad retweets popular tweets that have gotten stolen.
Here, we've collected some of the best tweets that got stolen this week, so you can retweet it from the source.
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when I need my space but I also want attention
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I love this emoji. Is it happy? Is it lowkey pissed? Is it planning to kill you? Is it tired of ur shit? u never kn… https://t.co/nOuVgcmLOv
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I love how the phrase "back on my bullshit" is so ambiguous. Am I trying to do my best again? Perhaps. Am I spiraling out of control? Maybe.
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eating salsa as a kid vs eating it now
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If you can't handle me at my Te Kā 🔥😤✊🏻🙀 Then you don't deserve me at my Te Fiti 😊😪👏🏻🌿💯☀️
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The longer i watch this gif the faster it gets sjsjsjs
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please don't rt those "rt or horrifying thing will happen" please look here is my immunity dog he gives u endless i… https://t.co/Ioyh8oJZPP
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I'm ready for these two to get married and rule Genovia in peace and harmony
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Oh this purse is cu-
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when you're already overthinking & you start to overthink your overthinking
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my two personalities coexisting in peace
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ART IS IMPORTANT!!! YOUR ART IMPORTANT!!! KEEP PAINTING, WRITING, SINGING, FILMING OR TAKING PICTURES!!! DON'T LET ANYONE DISCOURAGE YOU BOI
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When my manager catches my dumbass on my phone
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My mom be cutting up fruit & bringing it to me in my room without saying nothing. Thats when it hits me, nobody ever gonna love me this much
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On my way! to clock in and sell hours of my own human life in exchange for currency
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so y'all telling me there's only like 4 months till 2018??????
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me getting back on twitter in the morning after oversharing my feelings the night before:
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due to unforeseen circumstances my summer body is postponed until further notice. -management
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"I saw it on twitter!" "Oh, what's your username?" "What" "On twitter" "I dont have one.." "You just said--" "No" "What" "What"