Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:33:55 +0000
WASHINGTON, D.C. Jan. 26 (DPI) – Twitter announced that it will begin censoring in countries where it is required, sending a handful of readers to comment boards to either condemn, resign themselves to or ruminate on the fallout of “edited” Twitter feeds. “As we continue to grow internationally, we will enter countries that have different [...]
Thu, 19 Jan 2012 22:04:26 +0000
WASHINGTON, D.C. Jan. 19 (DPI) – A report that hedge-fund speculators may try to sue Greece in the European Court of Human Rights to win bets on the country’s debt was met with universal howls from readers. The report, on the New York Times site, spurred a wave of outrage — and creative similes: “Seeing [...]
Wed, 18 Jan 2012 20:10:07 +0000
RESTON, VA Jan. 18 (DPI Commentary) — With surprising speed Congress appears to be backing off SOPA and PIPA, two pieces of legislation intended to reduce online theft of intellectual property. The proposals, perhaps intentionally, spurred a huge dialogue, coming to a head yesterday, when Wikipedia, Reddit and other sites shut down in protest. Even [...]
Thu, 12 Jan 2012 19:00:25 +0000
WASHINGTON, D.C. Jan 12 (DPI) – US news outlets made much this week of an internet video depicting US Marines urinating on the corpses of Taliban enemy – but several readers were quick to provide some context and insight about the horrors of war. True, nearly half of the NYTimes.com reader comments (251 by 2pm [...]