Twitter appears to have stepped in a minefield today, announciung its development of the ability to censor posts on a country by country basis, and saying that they intend to use it to censor posts which “might break local laws.”
The announcement was immediately and loudly condemned by a number of anti-censorship and information freedom groups, with early calls for a boycott. Twitter defended the move, saying that some countries have “different ideas about the contours of freedom of expression.”
Reminds me of Google and their "do no harm" mantra up until they colluded with Chinese authorities. Seems the only harm they're worried about is to their bottom line.
More of American Führerprinzip……… As I type a small pop-up appears askin if I wanna share. I have already concluded facebook is C)(I)(A…… and who KNOWS how many ways we are spied on, now that the law has been relegated to the dustbin of history……… here in America…
I want to correct you MvGuy. facebook is not the company owned. Zuckerberger belongs to a SATANIC cult called the MOSSAD.
“different ideas about the contours of freedom of expression.”
I wonder which side of the line the US is on now? Is the people's concept of "freedom of expression" (as defined in the Constitution) the same as how our government looks at it? Or is this another instance of "we're doing it for your own good"…
I don't tweet nor twitter but I can see the contours of information control when it shows up.
If they can censor, can they also FABRICATE ?