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Re:The Government is Silencing Twitter and Yahoo, and It Won... by why-el on Saturday April 19, 2014 @01:25PM (#7614009)
I think fighting through ACLU is more fruitful. What you are asking for could cause both companies to shutdown, effectively killing one of the few places (Twitter in this case) through which the same distress you are feeling against governments is voiced throughout the world.
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Re:The Government is Silencing Twitter and Yahoo, and It Won... by tokipin on Saturday April 19, 2014 @01:37PM (#7614048)
I think if Twitter was forced to shut down, a PR shitstorm of amazing proportions would erupt. There is no way the government would win that battle. And that's part of the point of civil disobedience: publicity.
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Re:The Government is Silencing Twitter and Yahoo, and It Won... by why-el on Saturday April 19, 2014 @06:11PM (#7614914)
Fair point. :) I could see that scenario unfolding.
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