Occupy France (@OccupyFR) sur Twitter. Twitter: ‘We Are Not Blocking Terms Related To #OccupyWallStreet In Any Way, Shape or Form’ By Adrianne Jeffries 10/07/11 1:29pm Share this: Vibe, the anonymous, location-based version of Twitter popular at Occupy Wall Street. Some protesters on Wall Street are chagrined to see that the protest, following an explosion of media coverage, still isn’t trending on Twitter. On Wednesday, “Foley Square”–the meeting place for the megamarch planned with students and labor unions–made it into the top ten trends in New York.
“Truly, @twitter. But even “Foley Square” was quickly supplanted by terms related to the death of Steve Jobs. Twitter faced similar accusations back in February over Wikileaks, as some users wondered if tweets related to the controversial hacktivist group were being censored. And while it may look to a user like no one is talking about anything else, that’s a fallacy of self-selection due to the fact that users tend to follow other people who are similar to them. Follow Adrianne Jeffries on Twitter or via RSS. ajeffries@observer.com by Taboolaby Taboola LonnyMag Undo. Washington DC. Occupy Washington DC (@Occupy_DC) sur Twitter. #OCCUPYWALLSTREET (NYC) OccupyWallSt. #OccupyWallStreet (Houston)... #OccupyWallStreet (L.A) ETC. #OccupyWallStreet (SF) #OccupyWallStreet (Florida)... #OccupyWallStreet (Memphis)...