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Old 06-23-2009 at 02:27 PM   #1
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Twitter + Iran Conflicts
(from a Facebook status):
If you're on Twitter, set your location to Tehran & your time zone to GMT +3.30. Iranian security forces are hunting for bloggers using location/timezone searches. The more people at this location, the more of a logjam it creates for forces trying to shut down Iranians' access to the internet. Cut & paste & pass it on
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Old 06-23-2009 at 02:44 PM   #2
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why don't people in Iran just change their location/timezone to something different?
Old 06-23-2009 at 02:45 PM   #3
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Perhaps it's not entirely possible at this time. Things are a little...rough to say the least to do some Tweeting.
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Old 06-23-2009 at 06:47 PM   #4
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I have been reading lots of articles and watched countless videos about the situation in Iran. I am absolutely speechless and have never been this angry before.
Old 06-24-2009 at 10:01 AM   #5
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at least twitter and youtube allow you to see the events unfold in sort of a raw fashion



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