Twitter And Censorship: What Does Freedom Of Speech Mean In The Social Media Age? Over the last few days, lots of stories have broken around the world about Twitter, censorship and the law.
Twitter itself has taken the unprecedented step of blocking an account in Germany over neo-Nazi comments, as well as agreeing to remove a series of anti-Semitic Tweets coming from France today. Their actions have led to lots of commentary online. Was Twitter Right To Censor Neo-Nazi Account In Germany? William Oremus at Slate says "it's hard to get too outraged about" Twitter's decision to use its country-specific censorship tool, since it's so easy to get around it: German users can just change their country setting to "worldwide" if they want to read the Tweets in question. On The Atlantic Wire, Adam Clark Estes wonders about where this kind of selective censorship might lead: what if this were an American account that was "hyper critical of the government's plans to thwart terrorist attacks? " His conclusion? Sports And Social Media: Ashley Cole And Khalif Mitchell.
- The Washington Post. Del Harvey: Protecting Twitter users (sometimes from themselves) NBC's No. 1 Tweeting Critic Has Been Suspended From Twitter. Guy Adams Returns To Twitter After NBC Backs Down. #NBCFail: Backlash as Twitter locks out reporter Guy Adams - Americas - World. Guy Adams, this newspaper's Los Angeles correspondent, was removed from the social networking site on the day that he wrote a news story detailing widespread public complaints about the network's coverage of the London Games.
According to Twitter, he was suspended for a message posted during the Opening Ceremony, when NBC prevented viewers of America from watching live coverage, so that the network could screen the occasion during an evening prime-time slot coveted by advertisers. "The man responsible for NBC pretending the Olympics haven't started yet is Gary Zenkel," wrote Mr Adams. "Tell him what * think! " His tweet then contained the work email address of Mr Zenkel, the President of NBC Olympics.
Twitter claimed last night that the tweet breached its guidelines. "Your account has been suspended for posting an individual's private information such as private email address, physical address, telephone number, or financial documents," the company informed Mr Adams. @guyadams Guy Adams. #NBCFail: NBC blames Twitter for complaint that led to journalist Guy Adams having Twitter account suspended after complaining about London 2012 Olympics coverage - Americas - World. The site claims I broke its rules because I included Zenkel’s work email address in a Tweet posted on Friday, when America had been forced to watch the opening ceremony on time-delay.
“The man responsible for NBC pretending the Olympics haven't started yet is Gary Zenkel,” it read. “Tell him what u think!” Plenty of people disagree that I broke said rules. And many have also pointed out that Twitter’s actions seem a bit rum... because the popular, but currently-not-very-lucrative site just so happens to be in a commercial relationship with NBC. This evening, an ominous development: according to an NBC spokesman called Christopher McCloskey, it was the micro-blogging site – and not NBC – that was responsible for initiating the complaint that lead to my suspension in the first place. I’d be fascinated to hear how Twitter explain or justify this. In the meantime, I’d also quite like to get back on Twitter. The site’s “trust and safety” department has contacted me to explain how this can happen. 5 Ways to Double Your Twitter Followers in 10 Minutes a Day. Social media doesn't have to be time consuming.
But there's no reason you have to check Twitter every hour. Too many people confuse busyness with effectiveness. In fact, 10 minutes a day is all it takes to engage with others and grow your followers. Here's 5 easy things you can start using this week. Image courtesy of eldh 1. You can't always get better results with doing more. So instead, try to do less but focus on the essential. Your results will skyrocket if you set constraints, like setting a timer for 10 minutes per day, and establish accountability, with time tracking software like RescueTime. Start by looking at your own daily routines and activities. The opportunity cost of that time is huge. The Top 5 Corporate Twitter Disasters of 2012.