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December 7, 2010
Twitter Accused Of Censoring Wikileaks
Twitter has been accused of censoring Wikileaks hashtags, according to TechEye, researcher Bob Murphy found through independent tracking that the hashtag was "on average, it is nearly 3 times as popular as any of the other terms" but not showing in the Twitter Trending topics.
Murphy's research was done using Trendistic and showed discrepancies with what was being shown in Twitter. Questions about the disparities were also voiced by a Student Activism blog.
Twitter Communication Director Matt Graves explained why there was no censorship while giving some insight into how Trend topics are placed:
"Twitter is not censoring #wikileaks, #cablegate or other related terms from the Trends list of trending topics.
Our Trends list is designed to help people discover the 'most breaking' breaking news from across the world, in real-time. The list is generated by an algorithm that identifies topics that are being talked about more right now than they were previously.
There's a number of factors that may come into play when seemingly popular terms don't make the Trends list. Sometimes topics that are popular don't break into the Trends list because the current velocity of conversation (volume of Tweets at a given moment) isn't greater than in previous hours and days. Sometimes topics that are genuinely popular simply aren't widespread enough to make the list of top Trends. And, on occasion, topics just aren't as popular as people believe."
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Posted by Frank Watson on December 7, 2010 9:10 AM
[Shoudn't 'weaved' be 'woven' -- owlb]
Comments
I took a look at the trends. Based on some trending events I monitored earlier this year (including after Twitter changed its algorithm), I conclude that the Wikileaks spy ring and their legions of duped followers around the world simply don't understand Twitter search.
Score: Twitter anti-spam algorithm 1 - Wikileaks' Twitter-spam attack 0
Michael Martinez December 7, 2010 6:33 PM
Yes would have to agree with you Mike - they know their comments get seen but not how they are trended.. volume is not the simple answer
Aussiewebmaster December 7, 2010 7:15 PM
Hi,
Very nice and useful articles.
I think Twitter is going to be one of the stronger networks because of the fact that it is supported by so many industries. I also think when Twitter introduces some of it’s new functions, returning traffic will increase to show the real growth of the network. Keep up the great work!
seosen December 9, 2010 1:34 AM
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There are more recent comments as well. An interesting thread, given the nature of the website.
-- owlb
[Sorry, for the glitch in no-caps for certain keyboartd letters.]
December 7, 2010
Twitter Accused Of Censoring Wikileaks
Twitter has been accused of censoring Wikileaks hashtags, according to TechEye, researcher Bob Murphy found through independent tracking that the hashtag was "on average, it is nearly 3 times as popular as any of the other terms" but not showing in the Twitter Trending topics.
Murphy's research was done using Trendistic and showed discrepancies with what was being shown in Twitter. Questions about the disparities were also voiced by a Student Activism blog.
Twitter Communication Director Matt Graves explained why there was no censorship while giving some insight into how Trend topics are placed:
"Twitter is not censoring #wikileaks, #cablegate or other related terms from the Trends list of trending topics.
Our Trends list is designed to help people discover the 'most breaking' breaking news from across the world, in real-time. The list is generated by an algorithm that identifies topics that are being talked about more right now than they were previously.
There's a number of factors that may come into play when seemingly popular terms don't make the Trends list. Sometimes topics that are popular don't break into the Trends list because the current velocity of conversation (volume of Tweets at a given moment) isn't greater than in previous hours and days. Sometimes topics that are genuinely popular simply aren't widespread enough to make the list of top Trends. And, on occasion, topics just aren't as popular as people believe."
More on Wikileaks Censorship
Pro Wikileaks Group Knocks Mastercard Offline, More To Come
Oh What A Tangled Web They've Weaved: Wikileaks Game Card
Posted by Frank Watson on December 7, 2010 9:10 AM
[Shoudn't 'weaved' be 'woven' -- owlb]
Comments
I took a look at the trends. Based on some trending events I monitored earlier this year (including after Twitter changed its algorithm), I conclude that the Wikileaks spy ring and their legions of duped followers around the world simply don't understand Twitter search.
Score: Twitter anti-spam algorithm 1 - Wikileaks' Twitter-spam attack 0
Michael Martinez December 7, 2010 6:33 PM
Yes would have to agree with you Mike - they know their comments get seen but not how they are trended.. volume is not the simple answer
Aussiewebmaster December 7, 2010 7:15 PM
Hi,
Very nice and useful articles.
I think Twitter is going to be one of the stronger networks because of the fact that it is supported by so many industries. I also think when Twitter introduces some of it’s new functions, returning traffic will increase to show the real growth of the network. Keep up the great work!
seosen December 9, 2010 1:34 AM
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There are more recent comments as well. An interesting thread, given the nature of the website.
-- owlb
[Sorry, for the glitch in no-caps for certain keyboartd letters.]
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