Rockland County District Attorney: Twitter Archive for @RocklandDA Account

Dear Robert Delaware:
This is an automatic, computer generated message.  Your FOIL request to the County of Rockland was submitted on 8/30/2023 and given the reference number R007869-083023 for tracking purposes.  The Department that receives your FOIL request will send you a formal acknowledgment of receipt within five (5) business days. Records Requested:
"To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the New York Freedom of Information Law, I hereby request the following records:

Respectfully, this is a request for the archive of all Twitter Direct Messages, search history, Muted Accounts and Blocked Accounts for the Rockland County District Attorney Twitter account @RocklandDA. The Rockland County District Attorney's office has maintained a Twitter/X account since December 2020. You can find that account here: https://twitter.com/RocklandDA

Twitter (now "X") has long allowed users access to a zip file which includes information. Federal and state agencies have routinely granted requests for twitter archive information.

For information about how to request the download:

https://help.twitter.com/en/managing-your-account/how-to-download-your-twitter-archive

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 5 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Robert Delaware

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August 31, 2023

Robert Delaware
MuckRock News, DEPT MR151395 263 Huntington Ave
Boston MA 02115

RE: Response to Request for Records Under the Freedom of Information Law, Reference # R007869-083023

Dear Mr. Delaware:
We are writing to acknowledge receipt of your request for records under the Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) dated August 30, 2023. A copy of your request is included in the electronic portal.

In accordance with FOIL, our Department will advise you within twenty (20) business days if this Department maintains any records that are responsive to your request and whether this Department will make the records available to you, deny you access to any such records or furnish you with a statement of the approximate date on which the request will be granted or denied.

Please be further advised that pursuant to Executive Order No. 94-2, as amended by Nos. 04-03 and No. 07-01, which outline the procedures for applications for access to records of the County under FOIL, you have the right to appeal a denial of an application to the Records Access Appeals Officer in the Rockland County District Attorney's Office, 1 South Main Street, New City, New York 10956.

Very truly yours,

Christine Reddy
Substitute Records Access Officer
Department of District Attorney

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September 25, 2023

Robert Delaware
MuckRock News, DEPT MR151395 263 Huntington Ave
Boston, MA 02115 RE: Response to Request for Records Under the Freedom of Information Law (FOIL), Reference # R007869-083023

Dear Mr. Delaware:

I am writing regarding your request for records under the Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) dated August 30, 2023.  A copy of your request is included in the electronic portal. Your request seeks the following: “The archive of all Twitter Direct Messages, search history, Muted Accounts and Blocked Accounts for the Rockland County District Attorney Twitter account @RocklandDA. The Rockland County District Attorney's office has maintained a Twitter/X account since December 2020.”

Please be advised that the records you seek are publicly available on the Twitter/X account of the Rockland County District Attorney's Office. As you are aware, the Rockland County District Attorney's Office created a Twitter account in December 2020. All messages posted on the account since its inception are still live and can be viewed by anyone who accesses the account. No accounts have been muted or blocked.

Please be further advised that pursuant to Executive Order No. 94-2, as amended by Nos. 04-03 and No. 07-01, which outline the procedures for applications for access to records of the County under FOIL, you have the right to appeal a denial of an application to the Records Access Appeals Officer in the Office of the Rockland County District Attorney, One South Main Street, 5th floor, New City, New York 10956. Scott Benjamin
Assistant Records Access Officer
Department of District Attorney