Brazil may be the first country to censor Twitter

Twitter announced that they would be working with countries to follow country specific censorship. The way they would execute the censoring would be by making the 'offending' tweet invisible only within the country it is offensive to. The user would also be notified that his or her tweet is invisible and an explanation would be provided. It seems Brazil may be the first country to take Twitter on this offer. According to CNN, Brazil is suing Twitter for drivers who tweet about roadblocks. They're also suing for users who blew the covers of police in hiding via a post on Twitter. The lawsuit is taking place in Goais in a federal court, and the government is demanding fines of 500,000 reais (Rs. 14,357,187 aprox) for each day that Twitter or traffic whistleblowers did not comply to Brazil's policies.

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