As far as censorship goes, it starts with "terrorists" and the usual handful of bogeymen who only ever actually constitute a minuscule minority of internet acti

As far as censorship goes, it starts with "terrorists" and the usual handful of bogeymen who only ever actually constitute a minuscule minority of internet activity, but it doesn't end there. I think the back story is that sites like Twitter seem to have been a key component of popular uprisings in 2011, and this has probably not escaped the notice of even the most luddite politicians in many countries. If they can get a foot in the doorway with regard to censoring this type of communication then they can potentially head it off at the pass in the event that any similar uprisings occur in the near future. Ultimately it's about preserving their own power and trying to prevent democratic change.