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Originally Posted by ExodusUK
Why is twitter banned and this isn't it? Don't they serve the same purpose? lol
Nice, more English stuff.
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China appeared to block Twitter across the country and Internet access in a western province on Monday, after ethnic riots killed at least 140 people in the remote region.
The government actions added to long-standing efforts to control online discussion of sensitive topics, especially at times of crisis.
"They cut off the Internet to shut down communications," said Wu'er Kaixi, an ethnic Uighur who fled China after helping lead pro-democracy protests there twenty years ago. The Uighurs are a minority concentrated in Xinjiang province that China has struggled to assimilate.
Beijing did not want Internet users to upload pictures and videos like they did after deadly riots last year in Tibet, Wu'er said.
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regarding the government wanting to control online discussion in times of crisis: look what Twitter did for the people of Japan who were devastated by the earthquake. it helped people get in contact with loved ones and find shelters and things like that. Ayu and so many other artists were also constantly tweeting helpful info for their fans. i think Twitter was a great thing to have in that horrible time.