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Re:You cannot start a tweet with “D. Tusk” by justizin on Monday July 13, 2015 @03:40PM (#9880515)
It's not clear why the SMS codes would be restricted on the web, but good to know.
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Re:You cannot start a tweet with “D. Tusk” by ahmetmsft on Monday July 13, 2015 @03:41PM (#9880519)
Because they are still used on the web as well. I still use "D {handle} {message}" to DM people.
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Re:You cannot start a tweet with “D. Tusk” by Touche on Monday July 13, 2015 @05:06PM (#9881098)
Seems like a mistake waiting to happen.
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Re:You cannot start a tweet with “D. Tusk” by oaktowner on Monday July 13, 2015 @07:38PM (#9881870)
Anyone remember Anthony Weiner? His infamous tweet (that ended up with him resigning from Congress) was intended to be a direct message but he started it with @, not D, so it went (briefly) to his public timeline [1].

And it seems that, when you're a congressman, posting a dick pic even briefly is enough to attract some attention.

[1] http://www.nationaljournal.com/how-weiner-fell-into-the-twit...

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Re:You cannot start a tweet with “D. Tusk” by dandelany on Tuesday July 14, 2015 @02:43AM (#9883209)
It's so ironic, the whole thing could have been avoided if he'd given her the D... (sorry)
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Re:You cannot start a tweet with “D. Tusk” by lewiseason on Tuesday July 14, 2015 @06:44AM (#9883920)
You're not sorry.
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Re:You cannot start a tweet with “D. Tusk” by tehwebguy on Monday July 13, 2015 @05:31PM (#9881258)
Yep, it has already happened!

A few years back you could tweet FOLLOW USERNAME and that username would follow you

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Re:You cannot start a tweet with “D. Tusk” by taftster on Monday July 13, 2015 @05:47PM (#9881373)
Yes, but only in Soviet Russia.
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Re:You cannot start a tweet with “D. Tusk” by taftster on Monday July 13, 2015 @05:52PM (#9881398)
For @chucknorris this feature has always existed.
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