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January 30, 2012 04:00 am GMT
Twitter has taken fire in recent days from activists and bloggers who fear that the companys new censorship policies will muffle online freedom. News reports recall the ways in which protestors have had made use of Twitter to oppose dictatorships, and dissidents express concern that their ability to communicate will be harmed. The more immediate issue, however, may lie elsewhere. Twitters new policies demonstrate vividly the complicated relationship between Internet freedom and democratic government.
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Twitter, Democracy, and Internet Freedom
Twitter has taken fire in recent days from activists and bloggers who fear that the companys new censorship policies will muffle online freedom. News reports recall the ways in which protestors have had made use of Twitter to oppose dictatorships, and dissidents express concern that their ability to communicate will be harmed. The more immediate issue, however, may lie elsewhere. Twitters new policies demonstrate vividly the complicated relationship between Internet freedom and democratic government.Original Link: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/l24os-CX6KM/
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