Re:American Airlines Blocks Twitter On Troubled Flight
by ben1040 on Friday October 14, 2011 @01:37AM
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I have a hard time believing they selectively blocked Twitter and it wasn't just some connectivity issue.
The Facebook post screencap implies it was an emergency landing due to a security issue. I guess the presumption behind this person not being able to access Twitter is that AA would block Twitter during a security related emergency to a) keep "terrorists" from coordinating a potential attack or b) keep passengers from leaking anything out.
If that's the case, why would they block Twitter and leave Facebook wide open? Or any other services -- why wouldn't they just shut off the internet service altogether, because clearly terrorists and normal people also can use VPNs.
The Facebook post screencap implies it was an emergency landing due to a security issue. I guess the presumption behind this person not being able to access Twitter is that AA would block Twitter during a security related emergency to a) keep "terrorists" from coordinating a potential attack or b) keep passengers from leaking anything out.
If that's the case, why would they block Twitter and leave Facebook wide open? Or any other services -- why wouldn't they just shut off the internet service altogether, because clearly terrorists and normal people also can use VPNs.