
The U.K.'s Mail Online reported yesterday that "an air passenger was arrested under the Terrorism Act and held in a police cell for seven hours after joking on Twitter he would blow an airport 'sky high' if his flight was delayed."
This reinforces a very valuable lesson: Twitter is intended to let your friends know what your doing… but the government isn't your friend. Not by a long shot. Why do you think they charge you taxes every year? It's because they don't like you.
But like any good enemy, the government is always tracking you online so they can exploit any possible mistakes you may make.
That's why you have to be careful what you tweet. Because the government knows that when the terrorists do strike again, they'll certainly broadcast that information publicly to the world via Twitter. That's how good terrorists operate.
I might get arrested for spreading this classified information online (they're watching me too, you know) but the real reason they were able to apprehend the underwear bomber is because he tweeted, "i'm not happy to see you. that IS a bomb in my pants. LOL!" before boarding the plane.