Monday, June 15, 2009
International The Revolution Will (Still) Be Twittered
Posted by Eli Sanders on Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 5:14 PM
After widespread outcry among those following the Iran protests online, Twitter has agreed to postpone a service interruption that had been planned for tonight.
A critical network upgrade must be performed to ensure continued operation of Twitter. In coordination with Twitter, our network host had planned this upgrade for tonight. However, our network partners at NTT America recognize the role Twitter is currently playing as an important communication tool in Iran. Tonight's planned maintenance has been rescheduled to tomorrow between 2-3p PST (1:30a in Iran).
Good for them, and an amazing reminder of how America is, in fact, interfering in Iranian politics. Not with spies or coup plots but with simple, democratizing technology.
Here, via The Lede, is the most recent Twitter post from Mousavi1388:
We have no national press coverage in Iran, everyone should help spread Mousavi’s message. One Person = One Broadcaster.
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This is amazing... generations from now they'll look back at this moment as a turning point in international relations and politics.
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I applaud the higherups in twitter for their show of solidarity with the people of Iran. I have to wonder tho, what will Iranians do between those hours tomorrow since the regime has blocked all other mediums. They could easily try to rank up in their crackdown of the demonstrations and take advantage from the organizers not having twitter during those hours. Let's hope not.
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Could the Iranian govt shut down the carriers? Just asking as someone with no idea whether Iran's mobile service is nationalized.
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@2: Not very well, in fact. The government's blocked text messaging, & while it sounds like person-to-person phone calls (domestic, not international) are still possible, there aren't many other mass-communication options. These aren't bored kids at the mall that are too lazy to talk face-to-face.
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@5: other countries nearby... such as: Afghanistan, Pakistan, Azerbaijan, Iraq. And Tehran is practically in the center of the country?
Fucking fuck you make my eyes bleed.
Fucking fuck you make my eyes bleed.
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Will, you've been sliding even further into crazy-dom these past couple of weeks. Get a hold of yourself, man.
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Lovechild, note that the outage has been scheduled for 2-3pm Pacific time. 1:30am in Iran. So the outage will be in the middle of the day here, not in Iran.
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@6,
Jeebus.
So twitter really IS the best way they can communicate with each other?
I think my soul just died a little bit at that news.
Teh interwebs are a mysterious and magical thing.
Jeebus.
So twitter really IS the best way they can communicate with each other?
I think my soul just died a little bit at that news.
Teh interwebs are a mysterious and magical thing.
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