In the past 12 months, the micro-blogging social networking service Twitter played a role in changing the world, 140 characters at a time. From Egypt to Libya to Syria and beyond, it helped activists thwart censorship dragnets, connect with the similarly aggrieved and put underperforming leaders on the defensive.
Well, that was then. This will be remembered as the year Twitter sold its corporate soul just when the world needs genuine transparency and the tools to realise it. By blocking messages on behalf of governments, Twitter is doing the dirty work for leaders from Beijing to Damascus .... Full story
