Twitter censorship plan sparks outrage

commitment to free speech remains firm, and sought to explain the nuances of its policy, while critics – in a barrage of tweets – proposed a Twitter boycott and demanded that the censorship initiative be scrapped. In China, where activists have embraced Twitter even though it’s blocked inside the country, artist and activist Ai Weiwei tweeted in response to the news, “If Twitter censors, I’ll stop tweeting.” One often-relayed tweet bore the headline of a magazine technology blog item, “Twitter Commits Social Suicide.”
Responding to the furor Alexander Macgilliviray, Twitter’s general counsel said critics were jumping to wrong conclusions. -India Times