Twitter faces censorship backlash

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Twitter faces censorship backlash

Users of social network critical of new system that can censor tweets on a country-by-country basisThe social network Twitter is facing a storm of criticism from users, after revealing that it has implemented a system that would let it withhold particular tweets from specific countries. The company has insisted that it will not use the gagging system in a blanket fashion, but would apply it on a case-by-case basis, as already happens when governments or organisations complain about individual tweets.