Twitting Tweets of Terror
Posted on October 28, 2008 by Ben Cecka
The US Army says that Twitter is a potential tool for terrorists. I know what you’re thinking — thank God my tax dollars are finally being put to good use. And this isn’t another one of those AIG spa treatments or anything.
I mean, with the exception of only a small handful of other services, Twitter is the only micro-blogging platform that could possibly be used for malicious communication. And, unlike other forms of nefarious yacking technologies like the cell phone and instant messaging it is inherently and by default open to the public for easy reading (yes, I know Twitter accounts can be marked private — not the point).
Ok. You sense sarcasm? Well, at least they’re paying attention to the right groups. You see, they’ve identified Twitter as becoming an activists tool for “socialists, human rights groups, communists, vegetarians, anarchists, religious communities, atheists, political enthusiasts, hacktivists”.
In fact, “Twitter is already used by some members to post and/or support extremist ideologies and perspectives.”
Damn those vegetarians and political enthusiasts…
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