By Katie Honan, May 11

“Meanwhile, the removal of the account prompted Councilmember Gale Brewer, who represents the Upper West Side of Manhattan, to draft legislation that would further clarify what social media accounts are saved by DORIS.

Her law would require DORIS to “save the digital records of elected officials posts on social media platforms, while they are in office,” an early draft of the bill, shared with THE CITY, says.

“I believe in materials of history, archiving,” Brewer told THE CITY. “If we don’t do it, who will?”

While some Twitter accounts, like @NYCMayor, are carried over from one administration to the next, others are unique to the individual.”

Read more: https://www.thecity.nyc/2022/5/11/23067558/delete-nyc-council-speaker-twitter-records-archive