Friday, November 30, 2012

Google reactivates Speak2Tweet for Syrian Internet cutoff | Politics and Law - CNET News

Check the full article for an overview of Google and Twitter working together to circumvent Syria’s Internet blackout

“The illustrates Google's continuing political efforts at maintaining Internet openness. It also has opposed Net censorship in China and last week launched a "free and open" public lobbying campaign to try to preserve today's Internet governance and not cede powers to a United Nations agency called the International Telecommunications Union. "Some governments want to use a closed-door meeting in December to increase censorship and regulate the Internet," Google said, exhorting people to sign a petition opposing that move.”

Google reactivates Speak2Tweet for Syrian Internet cutoff | Politics and Law - CNET News

No comments: