An Iranian woman holds up a picture of the latest crackdown by Iranian police. Photo AFPTwitter Retains Spotlight in Iran Coverage -- Wall Street Journal
As the election outcry in Iran reached its fourth day, news outlets reported that the U.S. government asked Twitter to again delay a maintenance session that could take the service offline.
Twitter has been a focal point in coverage of the Iran election, as its users have railed against mainstream-media outlets and shared proxy information so that Iranian citizens can maintain anonymous Internet access.
Users also asked the microblogging service to postpone its maintenance so that it could stay online as protests hit a flash point, which Twitter agreed to late Monday. At a conference Tuesday, Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey thanked the service’s hosting provider, NTT America, for delaying the upgrade.
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Social Networks Spread Defiance Online -- New York Times
Mideast Hanging On Every Text And Tweet From Iran -- L.A. Times
Attempted Iran media clampdown meets Internet age -- AP
More on Twitter and protests in Tehran -- Foreign Policy
Officials: Social networking providing crucial info from Iran -- CNN
US asks Twitter to maintain service after Iran vote: official -- AFP
Report: State Dept. urged Twitter to reschedule maintenance -- CNET News
Officials: Twitter stayed online for Iran chaos -- AP
Twitter becomes a lifeline to an Iran in turmoil -- Computerworld
Web Attacks Expand in Iran’s Cyber Battle (Updated Again) -- Danger Room
Iran's Revolution Will Be Twittered (and Blogged and YouTubed and...) -- Huffington Post
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