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Alex Macgillivray Esq.


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Third-Party Descriptions

January 2012: '“We have always had the obligation to remove illegal content. This is a way to keep it up in places where we can,” said Alex Macgillivray, general counsel at Twitter. “We have been working on this awhile. We needed to figure out how to deal with this as a company.”'

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/28/technology/when-twitter-blocks-tweets-its-outrage.html

Relationships

RoleNameTypeLast Updated
Employee/Freelancer/Contractor (past or present) Berkman Center for Internet & Society Organization Jan 28, 2012
Employee/Freelancer/Contractor (past or present) Google Organization Jan 28, 2012
Student/Trainee (past or present) Harvard University Organization Jan 28, 2012
Organization Executive (past or present) Twitter Organization Jan 28, 2012

Articles and Resources

Date Fairness.com Resource Read it at:
Jan 27, 2012 Censoring of Tweets Sets Off #Outrage

QUOTE: [Twitter] became a bullhorn for millions of people worldwide, especially vital in nations that tend to muzzle their own people. But this week, in a sort of coming-of-age moment, Twitter announced that upon request, it would block certain messages in countries where they were deemed illegal. The move immediately prompted outcry, argument and even calls for a boycott from some users.

 New York Times