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Eric Eldon
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12 months ago
in 2008/07/08/congress-censor-twitter-qik/ on Mashable - The Social Media Guide
Mark, as far as I can tell, you're badly mistaken.
Show me the part where this one guy Capuano (not "Congressional Democrats") wants to censor what House members say? Here's a relevant line from the document above:
"Please note that nothing in these recommendations should be construed as a recommendation to change the current House rules and regulations governing the content of official communications."
It sounds like he wants an official site for House members to post press releases. Or maybe a House-branded video player. Maybe even an official site for posting Twitter and Qik updates. It's not at all clear, in fact, what this guy is even trying to say. My conclusion: Whoop. Tee. Do.
You should go re-read O'Reilly's post, Masnick's post and the second update on Aaron's post.
Last note: Your headline is ridiculous because it directly implies that "Congressional Democrats" want to censor *everybody* on Twitter and Qik.
Show me the part where this one guy Capuano (not "Congressional Democrats") wants to censor what House members say? Here's a relevant line from the document above:
"Please note that nothing in these recommendations should be construed as a recommendation to change the current House rules and regulations governing the content of official communications."
It sounds like he wants an official site for House members to post press releases. Or maybe a House-branded video player. Maybe even an official site for posting Twitter and Qik updates. It's not at all clear, in fact, what this guy is even trying to say. My conclusion: Whoop. Tee. Do.
You should go re-read O'Reilly's post, Masnick's post and the second update on Aaron's post.
Last note: Your headline is ridiculous because it directly implies that "Congressional Democrats" want to censor *everybody* on Twitter and Qik.
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The very line you quoted back to me is the line that defines his motivations - he's trying to create a whitelist of what services congress can use - that's not loosening, that's tightening. If he was truly interested in loosening things up, he'd suggest that changes *should* be made, and that restrictions should be lifted, instead of ignored.
Do we need restricted access to our government? Aren't we supposedly living in some sort of representative government? How can they represent us if they can't communicate freely with us?
How this letter can be interpreted any other way is beyond me.