The story here is that "a series of tweets by one Miami University student that were critical of a proctoring software company have been hidden by Twitter after the company filed a copyright takedown notice." Observers, such as the Electronic Frontier Foundation, argue that this is a "textbook example" of fair use, and that therefore the takedowns are inappropriate. Twitter later released his tweets after finding Proctorio's takedown notice to be "incomplete." Here is the restored tweet thread. The code snippets have not been restored yet to Pastebin, however. While you're reading, consider whether a company employed to enforce ethics has itself a duty to be ethical.
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