By: Nathan Eddy, eWeek
A new rule imposed by Twitter that would see certain comments from particular countries censored is drawing the ire of many Twitter users. Twitter has said it could block a Tweet in a country where what was being said is illegal—in accordance with that country’s laws—but the rest of the world would be able to read the content. Demand Progress, which also has a Twitter account, called the decision “tragic” and stressed the importance of open platforms like the microblogging service, calling for support to send an open letter to the company to protest the decision. “As we continue to grow internationally, we will enter countries that have different ideas about the contours of freedom of expression. Some differ so much from our ideas that we will not be able to exist there,” Twitter officials said in a blog post. “Others are similar but, for historical or cultural reasons, restrict certain types of content, such as France or Germany, which ban pro-Nazi content.”
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