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Twitter releases first transparency report; announces Herdict partnership

Twitter, which has been strongly committed to “keeping the Tweets flowing,” today unveiled its first Twitter Transparency Report.  This report documents the requests the microblogging service receives from governments and copyright holders requesting Twitter to take down content or divulge user information. Taking a cue from Google, which publishes a similar report, the report’s primary […]

Twitter Inaccessible in Egypt Amid Ongoing Protests

Reports coming out of Egypt today indicate that Twitter has become inaccessible in the country amid civil unrest in the country. TechCruch cited Herdict reports today as they continue covering the protests in real time. Fourteen inaccessibility reports for Twitter in Egypt were filed on Herdict just today, with 16 total coming from the country […]

Tweeting reports takes off

It’s been a week since we announced our new tweeting reports to Herdict functionality, and in that time we’ve seen more reports via twitter than via our Firefox add-on.  Tunisia and Thailand have received the most reports, but we’ve also seen tweeted reports from Canada, France, Sudan and the US. Remember you can always email […]

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