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Twitter employees threatened by ISIS-affiliated group
- BrandonMarc 12y agoWhen we expect, and depend on, the truth coming out, entities involved in spreading information take on responsibilities they may not have expected. Yes, that means Twitter, and even Comedy Central. Anyone remember the South Park episode with Mohammed, but in a bear suit so it would be "okay"? Comedy Central showed where they stood on free speech by letting that episode air. Then, when Comedy Central employees were threatened, they also showed where they stood on free speech by aggressively censoring the following episode. Chilling effects ... So now there's Twitter. I pray for the best for their employees, and I hope they're secured in ways they can truly trust ... because I'd hate to see Twitter bend to such threats. Actions set precedents. It's amazing what chilling effects can do. Hell, just today, the Dutch Safety Board said the Boeing 777 passenger plane shot down near Ukraine was "downed by high energy object outside of plane" [1]. The whole planet knows it was a missile, but the Dutch are afraid of pissing of Putin, so they tone down their language to the point of saying as little as possible. [1] http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/sep/9/malaysia-flight-17-likely-downed-high-energy-objec/ http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/sep/9/malaysia-flig...