Twitter's new censorship plan rouses global furor
Phys.org - Sat 28 Jan 12(AP) -- Twitter, a tool of choice for dissidents and activists around the world, found itself the target of global outrage Friday after unveiling plans to allow country-specific censorship of ...
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Twitter faces user backlash over move to censor messages
The Independent - Fri 27 Jan 12Twitter was facing a backlash from its users last night after the website said it had the technology to censor tweets on a country-by-country basis.
TweetActivists and bloggers fear Twitter censorship
Phys.org - Fri 27 Jan 12Bloggers and activists from China, the Middle East and Latin America said Friday they were afraid that new Twitter policies could allow governments to censor messages, stifling free expression.
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Concern over Twitter's country-by-country censorship ability
The Independent - Fri 27 Jan 12Twitter is facing a backlash from its users after the website said it had the technology to censor tweets on a country by country basis.
TweetTwitter's block move 'collaborating with censors': RSF
Phys.org - Fri 27 Jan 12Media rights group Reporters Without Borders on Friday slammed Twitter's announcement that it could now block tweets from appearing in a specific country as "collaborating with the censors".
TweetTwitter may censor tweets in individual countries
Phys.org - Fri 27 Jan 12(AP) -- Twitter has refined its technology so it can censor messages on a country-by-country basis.
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Twitter censorship? Posts now yanked country by country.
The Christian Science Monitor - Fri 27 Jan 12Twitter messages can now be censored on a per-country basis, allowing posts that are problematic in one country to still appear in others. But some worry this means Twitter has turned its back ...
TweetTwitter refines technology to have ability to censor tweets in individual countries
FOXNews - Thu 26 Jan 12Twitter has refined its technology so it can censor messages on a country-by-country basis.
TweetTwitter 'can censor by country'
BBC Technology - Thu 26 Jan 12Twitter says it now has the technology to censor tweets on a country by country basis, as it continues to expand internationally.
TweetTwitter to restrict user content in some countries
Reuters Technology - Thu 26 Jan 12SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Twitter announced Thursday that it would begin restricting Tweets in specific countries, renewing questions about how the social media platform will handle issues of ...
TweetTwitter to censor tweets in individual countries
AP - Thu 26 Jan 12SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Twitter has refined its technology so it can censor messages on a country-by-country basis....
TweetTwitter Changes The "Contours" Of Censorship With Country-By-Country Blocking
TechCrunch - Thu 26 Jan 12Twitter has announced in a blog post a glorious new ability: "the ability to reactively withhold content from users in a specific country -- while keeping it available in the rest of the world." ...
TweetTwitter Announces Selective Censorship Technology
Voice of America - Fri 27 Jan 12New measure is stark contrast from company's initial promise not to sensor messages known as "tweets"
TweetTwitter will 'censor' tweets by country
Telegraph.co.uk Tech - Fri 27 Jan 12Twitter has enabled new technology which allows it to block unlawful tweets country by country.
TweetTwitter outlines new tweet-takedown plans
Techradar - Fri 27 Jan 12Twitter has announced that it will now be able to withhold tweets in specific countries rather than removing them globally.This means that when it is deemed necessary to withhold a tweet in ...
TweetTwitter Announces Micro-Censorship Policy
Bits NY Times - Thu 26 Jan 12Twitter will remove certain posts in certain countries, if asked. In principle, that could apply to a message promoting Nazi ideology in Germany, a critical remark about the monarchy in Thailand ...
TweetTwitter Restricts User Content In Certain Countries
RedOrbit - Fri 27 Jan 12Twitter announced on Thursday that it would begin restricting its users from writing about certain content in countries that do not allow free speech. The microblogging site said that as it ...
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