Twitter Censorship

Twitter's 'Freedom of Expression' Is a Privilege; Not a Right

Adam Kirr | Posted 05.31.2012

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Adam Kirr

Given that some celebrities and public figures are deciding to leave Twitter because of hateful, racist, or threatening attacks from "Twitter Trolls"; is it completely unreasonable to speculate that Twitter may enact measures to mitigate this problem?

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Brazil Sues Twitter To Remove Some Tweets

AP | STAN LEHMAN | Posted 04.11.2012

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SAO PAULO — A request for an injunction to stop Twitter users from alerting drivers to police roadblocks, radar traps and drunk-driving checkpoi...

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Is Outkast's Big Boi A Pirate? How Twitter Cracks Down On Copyright Violations

HuffingtonPost.com | Saki Knafo | Posted 02.09.2012

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In early June, about three weeks before Beyonce's latest album came out, one of her songs, a collaboration with the rapper Andre 3000, made its way to...

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What Twitter's New Censorship Policy Means for Human Rights

Amnesty International | Posted 04.02.2012

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Amnesty International

The stark fact is that profit motivates great innovations in the digital world. It also motivates consolidation and control. We will be watching you, Twitter. Take it as a measure of your importance.

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Twitter CEO Defends Censorship Policy

AP | By RYAN NAKASHIMA | Posted 01.31.2012

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DANA POINT, Calif. -- Twitter CEO Dick Costolo sought to calm the global outrage over the company's new country-by-country censorship policy on Monday...

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Thailand Welcomes Twitter's New Censorship Policy

AP | Posted 03.31.2012

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BANGKOK — Thailand is welcoming Twitter's new policy to censor tweets in specific nations where the content might break laws. Technology minist...

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Twitter's New Censorship Policy Ignites Global Outrage

AP | DAVID CRARY | Posted 03.28.2012

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NEW YORK — Twitter, a tool of choice for dissidents and activists around the world, found itself the target of global outrage Friday after unvei...

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Twitter Boycott Planned To Protest Twitter's Censorship Plan

The Huffington Post | Bianca Bosker | Posted 01.27.2012

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Twitterers have a message: Tomorrow, turn off the tweets. Users of the social media site are planning a Twitter boycott to protest the company's ne...

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Twitter To Censor Tweets In Some Countries

The Huffington Post | Bianca Bosker | Posted 03.27.2012

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Twitter, according to its official description, promises to offer up the "latest information about what you find interesting." There's now a caveat...

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Top 10 Occupy Wall Street Conspiracy Theories

TruTV.com | David Moye | Posted 12.12.2011

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Conspiracy theories have surrounded the Occupy Wall Street movement since the moment protesters hit the ground. From ties to George Soros to cries ...

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