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eb · 4464 days ago · link · · parent · post: Twitter: dealing with country-specific content control.
So, you're saying that Twitter should had withhelded the content posted by the uprisings of Tunis, Egypt, Libya because their governments saw propaganda posted against them? I'm all for transparency... let the community decide what's allowed and what shouldn't.
I'm beginning(?) to believe that the politicians that are making these decisions don't know in detail, didn't ask the experts, of what they are doing.
So, you're saying that Twitter should had withhelded the content posted by the uprisings of Tunis, Egypt, Libya because their governments saw propaganda posted against them?
No, not at all. I'm just saying that this sucks for Twitter. The problem here is that we have global services and not global free speech. As a result, Twitter has to deal with all these governments, everything from their cultural hang-ups to straight-up oppression. And, given global economic deals, governments like the US won't always have their back. The US should stand up for Twitter. But, they will only do it when it serves their political interests. That's the problem that Twitter is stuck with.