Thursday 10 October 2013

Does Twitter Have a Terrorism Problem?

foxbusiness.com - Twitter is home to celebrities, major corporations and even world leaders. Unfortunately, it’s also used by bad guys, like terrorists.Last month, al-Shabaab live-tweeting its siege on the Westgate mall in Kenya that left at least 72 people dead. The account was recently shut down by Twitter, but not before gaining more than 5,500 followers.As it races towards its much-hyped initial public offering, the presence of terrorists poses a vexing problem for Twitter, which must balance the interests of users, shareholders, advertisers and even global spy agencies.

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