Will the Twittersphere Be Stifled?

Twitter is not in the Tweeting business. It is in the advertising business.

Twitter account users generally appreciate the company's support of free speech rights. But advertisers generally don't want to be associated with companies that break laws.

So as Twitter continues to grow, it must adapt to the laws of various countries, especially those laws that regulate what can be said. Reuters reports.

Questions...

•What is good about anonymous speech?

•What is bad about anonymous speech?

•How might Twitter's free-speech philosophy come into conflict with its business goals?

•How is Twitter an example of disintermediation?