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...largest cities, it was an unusually prominent place for a civic demonstration. And rarely has a local Chinese demonstration been so conspicuous online, where activists posted photos and comments about events as they unfolded. Those messages were then relayed to a broader audience on social networking sites like Twitter, despite its block by China's web censors. While the demonstration was local in nature, the Guangzhou protesters' ability to spread their message so broadly will likely unnerve a government that fears organized dissent...
...popular demand, Crimson Girl has even hit the World Wide Web with a new Twitter account, though the three followers currently places Crimson Girl at Lonely Boy status...
Before the meeting was over, the attendees had formed Students Stop Stupak and created a Google group. Over the weekend, they set up studentsstopstupak.org and launched a Twitter account. Yesterday was their first rally...
After a temporary easing up during the 2008 Olympics, China's system of online controls has grown noticeably stricter in recent months, and social networking sites like Twitter and Facebook are now blocked. The decision to block Twitter followed the Iranian use of the social networking site in June, says Xiao Qiang, the director of the China Internet Project at the University of California, Berkeley. Websites discussing sensitive topics like Tibet, the Tiananmen crackdown and the banned Falun Gong spiritual movement are also routinely blocked, and in the Xinjiang region, which experienced bloody ethnic riots in July, people are barred...
...come out to “everybody”? Look, we honestly can’t keep with your fast-paced life, Mr. Hummel. Are you out? Semi-closeted? Are you on the football team this week or not? When can we start stalk-- er, following you on twitter...