Twitter drawn into censorship row
Twitter 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.
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The additional flexibility is likely to raise fears that Twitter’s commitment to free speech may be weakening.
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