Protecting the Innocent is Always the reason for censorship

Submitted by Banks (not verified) on 3 July, 2009 - 15:16.

Countless times human rights are revoked by governments on the basis that the "innocents" have to be protected. This is dangerous ground being treaded upon. I don't think people need to be protected from Twitter. Most people would seek verification from another news source if someone tweeted about a bank failure (since tweeting is just people's random thoughts anyway - not news).

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