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Twitter may censor tweets in individual countries (AP)

This screen shot shows a portion of the Twitter blog post of Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012, in which the company announced it has refined its technology so it can censor messages on a country-by-country basis. The additional flexibility is likely to raise fears that Twitter's commitment to free speech may be weakening as the short-messaging company expands into new countries in an attempt to broaden its audience and make more money. But Twitter sees the censorship tool as a way to ensure individual messages, or 'tweets,' remain available to as many people as possible while it navigates a gauntlet of different laws around the world. (AP Photo/Twitter)AP – Twitter has refined its technology so it can censor messages on a country-by-country basis.



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Be the first to comment - What do you think?  Posted by News Forecast - January 27, 2012 at 8:13 am

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$430k Love settlement shows tweets can be costly (AP)

FILE - In this Sept. 20, 2010 file photo, musician Courtney Love attends the premiere of 'Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps' at the Ziegfeld Theatre in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, File)AP – Courtney Love’s settlement of a case sparked by online attacks on a fashion designer show that while Twitter posts may be short, they can also be costly.



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Jeff Zucker is Bombarded by Insulting Tweets

Jeff Zucker: NBC ‘turnaround’ in place
NBC Universal president and CEO Jeff Zucker said here Wednesday that NBC entertainment programming is seeing signs of a turnaround and expressed optimism that Hollywood can avoid a labor showdown next year.

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Jeff Zucker is Bombarded by Insulting Tweets
Cara Laviola As NBC Universal closes it’s deal with Comcast , Jeff Zucker closes the door on his 24-year career with the network, The Hollywood Reporter describes. The chief executive of NBC Universal announced that his decision to leave was extremely difficult, mainly because he had spent his “entire adult life” at NBC.

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Best Tweets: Maxine Waters Edition

Labor backs poll showing coalition win
Labor has conceded Tony Abbott will be Australia’s next prime minister if the result of the latest opinion poll is played out on election day this Saturday.

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Best Tweets: Maxine Waters Edition
California Rep. Maxine Waters became the latest House Democrat today to push back against corruption allegations. Did her Capitol Hill press conference rise to Charlie Rangel-ian heights? Twitter weighs in.Time’s Jay Newton-Small noted a typographical oddity. .bbpBox21065886932 {background:url(http://a1.twimg.com/profile_background_images/37733364/swampland.jpg …

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