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Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Thailand, China Embrace Twitter Censorship Policy


Twitter has embraced censorship, many fear -- and the world’s most repressive regimes are applauding the move.
The short-messaging service announced on Thursday what it called a commitment to free speech, a technology update that allows it to censor messages on a country-by-country basis. The move had Internet users up in arms over the weekend, with many joining in a Twitter “blackout.”
But it’s earning applause in countries that endorse censorship.


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