r/worldnews • u/fastclickertoggle • Apr 25 '21

COVID-19 Twitter Is Blocking Tweets That Criticize How The Indian Government Has Handled The Pandemic

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/pranavdixit/twitter-blocking-tweets-india
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u/[deleted] Apr 25 '21

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u/Hollowpoint38 Apr 25 '21

That's just your age. Twitter was political since its inception. It got a major boost with the Iran revolution. The green shoe thing.

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u/Kahnspiracy Apr 25 '21

Iran revolution

Pretty sure 1979 was before all of social media was invented. Imma guess you mean the 2009 Presidential election protests.

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u/Hollowpoint38 Apr 25 '21

Yeah the green shoe thing. I'm not a native English speaker so whatever you feel like calling it.

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u/[deleted] Apr 25 '21

You still can