China State-Run Newspaper Praises Twitter’s New Censorship Policy

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By: Sam Gustin | Time

Twitter’s announcement last week that it could begin censoring tweets on a country-by-country basis drew criticism from many free-speech activists, including Reporters Without Borders, a global non-profit group that advocates for journalists. Other observers were less concerned, attributing Twitter’s move to the realities of operating in a global environment with differing legal systems and social norms. On Monday, Twitter’s new policy received praise from one source the company might wish had practiced a little self-censorship itself: a Chinese state-run newspaper called the Global Times.































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