CNN Breaking News on Twitter, @cnnbrk, tweeted this morning at 6:38 Pacific that “Iran bans foreign media from covering rallies on streets of Tehran following last week’s disputed presidential vote.”
There’s much buzz over the fact that real news about the post-election reaction in Iran is being covered best by those on Twitter messaging in and out of Iran. The site’s “Trending Topics” sidebar has featured #iranelection at the top spot for more than 2 days.
Links to real time photos and videos, as well as active inside Iran Twitter member usernames are posted regularly.
Many members (Tweeps) have changed their user photos (avatars) to green, and/or included images from Iran, such as green paint dipped fingers making the peace sign. Green is traditionally considered a symbolic color of Islam, but has also come to represent the movement against Iran’s election results.
The action of banning the foreign media from covering the rallies may do little in preventing news from Tweeting out of Iran.
Article originally pubished at TheScroogeReport.com.
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And the sad thing is... Sarchozy of France is lambasting Iran's censorship and calling it what it is.. an oppressive regime. Over here in America, all Obama can say is.. he is "concerned"..
Concerned?? Is that all? Plus, for the first time Obama said " He didnt want to meddle in the affairs of Iran and he respects their sovreignty..
On the other hand, He demands Israel to get out of the west bank? So much for respecting 'sovreignty'.
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