Twitter To Censor Tweets.

This particular blog entry from Twitter has come a lot of people's attention where they explain they will start erasing withholding tweets in specific countries by government requests.

In attempt to boost up the sweetness of these bittersweet news, EFF's Jillian York reminds us social media is not above the law (we're talking about local laws) and that they have already responded to DMCA-based requests. I'm interested to see which laws will be used as arguments to locally-censor tweets.

Another stated reason is that geo-blocking tweets will prevent access to citizens from certain countries to content that goes against the moral and cultural values of that region.

Several Twitter users are promoting a #TwitterBlackout to be held tomorrow Saturday, January 28th to protest against these measures.

We'll give Twitter the benefit of the doubt on this one. I'm sure Twitter knows what they are doing, after all "What you say on Twitter may be viewed all around the world instantly. You are what you Tweet!"

Oh, almost forgot, here's my Twitter.