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US State Department Asked Twitter to Postpone Maintenance

Posted by rob on June 16th, 2009

Via Reuters (as pointed out on Sullivan’s blog) :

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department said on Tuesday it had contacted the social networking service Twitter to urge it to delay a planned upgrade that would have cut daytime service to Iranians who are disputing their election.

Confirmation that the U.S. government had contacted Twitter came as the Obama administration sought to avoid suggestions it was meddling in Iran’s internal affairs as the Islamic Republic battled to control deadly street protests over the election result.

Twitter and Facebook have been used as a tool by many young people to coordinate protests over the election’s outcome.

President Barack Obama said earlier on Tuesday he believed “people’s voices should be heard and not suppressed” in Iran.

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3 Responses to “US State Department Asked Twitter to Postpone Maintenance”

  1. June 16th, 2009 at 5:11 pm

    choof says:

    Awesome.

  2. June 16th, 2009 at 7:30 pm

    brad says:

    Allow me to preempt with the statement that I am in favor of the State Department’s actions.

    It seems as if the US is towing the line between empowerment and influence. Obama was pretty clear about Iranians electing their own officials. By strategically re-scheduling Twitter’s maintenance, we are empowering Ahmadinejad’s opposition. Undoubtedly the good guys here, but it’s still choosing sides.

    I know it really shouldn’t be a huge deal. But it always disappoints me when I hear one thing and see another. That’s politics, I suppose.

  3. June 16th, 2009 at 7:49 pm

    brad says:

    I just watched the video in the Fascism post. I’m no longer disappointed. It’s so fucked up.

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