How Will You React To Twitter's Regional Censorship Plan?

Despite (and probably partly because of) its much-touted role as a communications link in the Arab Spring protest movements of the last year, Twitter announced a few days ago that it could be (which I take to mean "will be, and probably are") selectively blocking tweets based on local governments' requests. This AP story (as carried by stuff.co.nz) gives an overview of the negative reaction this move has drawn; unsurprisingly, there's talk of a boycott. The EFF has what seems to be a fair look at the reality of Twitter take-downs, noting that for various reasons they remove certain content already, but not as much as some parties would like; VentureBeat looks at the thousands of take-down notices the company received last year. If you use Twitter, does the recently announced region-specific blocking change what you'll use it for?

Comments

"Arab Spring" is a farce

[countertrolling]

A low cost way of installing a more palatable friendly dictator. Though Twitter was used, it was hardly a "grass roots" event by any means

Re:I won't

[future assassin]

Herpderp.

>I "like" facebook because it got me in contact with a friend that I hadn't spoken to since I left england when I was in the 6th grade.

If you and your friends couldn't have bothered to seek each others out in that time I don't think you were friends in the first place

>I "like" facebook because some of my friends, including my significant other, make funny posts or post funny pictures.

So you and your friends still don't want to see each other?

> I "like" facebook because with my busy personal life, where I have *maybe* 2 1/2 days of free time to myself per week, I can easily keep up with my friends and they don't have to feel rushed or pressured to talk to me right away.\

Wow if none of you make an effort to seek/contact each other, what is that tell you about your relationship.

> Do you honestly think you're invisible? You fall under the same rules that I do.

Yes and no...