CENSORED TWEETS OF PARTICIPATING USERS
WILL BE COUNTRY-SPECIFIC  IN COMPLIANCE
WITH LAWS  OF INDIVIDUAL JURISDICTIONS

In place of comment posted, users will see
‘Tweet withheld’ or ‘@Username withheld’
 
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“Starting today, we give ourselves the ability to reactively withhold” — i.e., censor — messages posted by users, the social networking giant Twitter announced late Thursday, causing worldwide outrage at the company that until now has prided itself on promoting totally free expression.

“We haven’t yet used this ability,” Twitter said in a posting on its blog  (click here), “but if and when we are required to withhold a Tweet…, we will attempt to let the user know, and we will clearly mark when the content has been withheld.”

Censorship will be country-specific, in accordance with different nations’ laws.

“What will people see if content is withheld?” Twitter asked rhetorically on the blog, then answered its own question:

“If people are located in a country where a Tweet or account has been withheld and they try to view it, they will see a[n] alert box that says ‘Tweet withheld’ or ‘@Username withheld’ in place of the affected Tweet or account.”
 
— VoB Staff report
 
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