The CBS Early Show news had a story about cyber censorship in Iran this morning. The Iranian government is attempting to block opposition websites and the use of social networking sites such as Twitter to control the flow of information about what is happening in Iran.
CBS News senior White House correspondent Bill Plante went on to say the impact of Twitter hasn't been lost on the U.S. State Department, which called on the company to put off planned maintenance to enable that Web site to stay up.
WOW! A government entity that recognizes the value of the internet and the free flow of information on a global, macro level!
Lets go micro with this concept. In Pocomoke our officials try to control and, in fact, block the free flow of information and opinion when it is negative. We should learn from the U.S. State Department.
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Great Observation Sharon!
ReplyDeleteCan you imagine living in a place where twitter is your only form of communication?
It is distressing to read the messages and be helpless to do anything to help them.
We need to be vigilant to guard our freedoms and not ever take one for granted.