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Twitter blocks neo-Nazi group's messages in Germany
Oct 18th, 2012
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Twitter has blocked messages in Germany from a group banned by local authorities over right-wing extremism, using its powers to withhold content in one specific country for the first time. "The account and all its content have been blocked for Germany, the content remains visible to Twitter users in other countries," a spokesman for Twitter said. ... (Source: Reuters) -
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