January 27, 2012 10:33 AM
Twitter May Censor Tweets
Twitter announced Thursday that it can now censor tweets only in some countries, whereas before a message would disappear throughout the world if the operators erased it. The flexibility might be welcomed by users in nations with more of a commitment to free speech, but it could also be a sign that Twitter might be giving in to more repressive states, especially as the company expands globally.
Update: There's already a petition circulating asking Twitter to denounce censorship. You can view it online here.
The conflict - "class war" if you please - is global.
It's not really "class war" per se - it's The People vs The Fascist Corporatocracy
And I use the the term "fascist" in its most fundamental sense - the unholy alliance of corporations and government against the people.
When will government of the people, by the politicians, for the corporations perish from this Earth?
Not soon enough!
It's a very short distance between censorship in SOME countries and censorship in ALL countries.
If you have selfish, ignorant citizens, you're gonna get selfish, ignorant leaders.
George Carlin
They have historically censored a tweet in all countries. A tweet in question historically had to be delete which is effectively that, even if it was only against the law in Germany. Now they have a method to censor it only in Germany.
Now matter how much someone hates censorship, Twitter is a global company who wishes to be important in many countries. Not all of these countries are free from government censorship. Twitter however, decided to implement a method of dealing with these countries in less dramatic matter, censor only in one country, and then let the rest of the world know where they are censoring.
Perhpas twitter would be happy to assist Iran with censorship.
Also, where we've been witnessing an all out attack on internet freedom it was nice to know twitter was available if necessary. Now, who knows? But it's o.k..
When will the people stand up to the fascism trends that are surrounding us and closing in on us?
Congress Woman Outraged as she is Wiretapped...but voted for the Patriot Act
Fuck Twitter. Fuck Google. Fuck the NSA. Fuck the Patriot Act. Fuck the NDAA.
"Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people." ~ Eleanor Roosevelt
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I just wonder which "some" countries those will be? Wouldn't be the ones with revolutions going on, I'm sure.
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"Parachutes are allowed in checked or carry-on baggage, but may not be worn in flight."
---Southwest Airlines
Do love the dead bird on their petition. Canary in the coal mine, indeed.
"Parachutes are allowed in checked or carry-on baggage, but may not be worn in flight."
---Southwest Airlines
Twitter is on my hosts file, so I guess I one-upped em before they could do anything.
I'm wondering if it's intentional or completely ironic that the picture associated with this story is "unavailable."
"What is this 'Freedom of Speech' you speak of?"
NOBODY 2012
That's what your kids will be asking. They'll have to hide the Constitution: erase all copies, re-copies and facsimiles in existence.
far left loon >.<
To become irrelevant to all but pubescent teens and tweens............which was their target audience all along.
The first casualty of republicanism is the truth.
Party politics are not only undemocratic, they are antidemocratic.
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