I just published a post over on Global Voices with the same headline, specifically quoting Syrian opposition and their supporters, who have been attempting to trend the #RamadanMassacre hashtag today. In looking for tweets using the hashtag, I came across one from Andy Carvin that got me thinking. Can Twitter prevent a massacre? I know […]
Cross-posted from the EFF’s Deeplinks blog, authored by me, and made available under a CC by 3.0 license. pseu·do·nym [sood-n-im] –noun a fictitious name used by an author to conceal his or her identity; pen name. There are myriad reasons why individuals may wish to use a name other than the one they were born […]
Editor’s note: After many years, I still get comments on this post asking for advice. My new project, Onlinecensorship.org, offers information on how to appeal Facebook and other companies’ decisions, check it out. Remember those days when users whose Facebook accounts had been disabled would receive a message stating that the decision could not […]