Kate Woodsome | Washington DC Cuba, as seen through reflective puddles, windows and windshields. Photo by Zoriah. Whenever my Internet connection is slow, I try to imagine I’m using a typewriter so that I’m pleasantly surprised, rather than infuriated, by the pace and technology. It’s a mind game I learned years ago when I lived […]
Cuba Experiments with Internet Speed, Not Freedom
Posted January 25th, 2013 at 5:07 pm (UTC-4)
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Why Did Pakistan Shut Off Twitter?
Posted May 22nd, 2012 at 8:13 pm (UTC-4)
Debate And Rumors About Censorship Swirl Doug Bernard | Washington DC It only lasted for about 8 hours, but that was long enough to start a whole new round of Internet rumor and worry. On Sunday, May 20th, Pakistani telecommunications authorities suddenly blocked all access to the micro-blogging site Twitter, effectively shutting off the service […]
Censoring Twitter?
Posted January 31st, 2012 at 2:15 pm (UTC-4)
Twitter’s New Policy And Debate About Online Speech Doug Bernard | Washington DC The announcement caught many Internet analysts off guard. Late last week, on January 26th, the micro-blogging site Twitter said it was implementing changes that would allow it to withhold content from specific nations upon request. In other words, if a government asked, […]
Who’s On Twitter?
Posted June 10th, 2011 at 6:07 pm (UTC-4)
Tweeting Isn’t Just For The Young – Or Rich Researchers at the Pew Internet and American Life Project have released their latest study of Twitter use in America. Their focus: who’s joining and who’s tweeting. The results may not be what you expect – and they’re already being challenged by Twitter’s CEO. More on that […]
The Tweet That Shook The World
Posted September 13th, 2010 at 12:46 pm (UTC-4)
Armed with little more than a flammable message, pastor Terry Jones set the Internet on fire recently when he announced he planned to burn copies of the Quran at his Florida church. He now says he doesn’t intend to follow through on his threat, but damage has already been done. With few followers and fewer […]
