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February 1, 2012updated 02 Feb 2012 2:22am

How Twitter’s new ‘censorship’ policy could be a journalists’ goldmine

By Cleland Thom

Twitter’s decision  to introduce a new “censorship policy” could prove to be a blessing in disguise to enterprising journalists.

The US-based social network has decided “to reactively withhold” content from users on a country-by-country basis.

It says the change will enable it to “enter countries that have different ideas about the contours of freedom of expression”.

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