Twitter: We’re still the free-speech wing of the free-speech party

Mathew Ingram @ PaidContent - on 8/5/12
As various levels of government both in the U. S. and around the world have stepped up their attempts to track down dissidents through social networks, the pressure has intensified on companies like Twitter Loading... and Facebook to comply with these demands — even at the expense of their users’ privacy. Read more

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As various levels of government both in the U. S. and around the world have stepped up their attempts to track down dissidents through social networks, the pressure has intensified on companies like Twitter and Facebook to comply with these demands — even at the expense of their users’ privacy. Despite that pressure, Twitter at least seems determined to fight these incursions wherever possible.

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