In keeping with today's discussion on censorship, check
out this article on Mickey Kaus's blog, Kausfiles, for
Slate. In the article, Kaus wonders why Twitter searches on celebrities almost always turn up positive "tweets". Is there absolutely no criticism against celebrities on Twitter?, he asks. Infact, insulting "tweets" against celebrities are dissapearing from search results. Kaus argues that, perhaps, Twitter "curates" the comments (deletes negative tweets) to look after the celebrities.
Why?
Well Kaus, citing
Nicole LaPorte's article in The Daily Beast, points out that celebrity publicists have connections at Twitter HQ, and suggests that:
"Celebrity Twitterers like Milano, Moore and Kutcher have been very important to Twitter's growth. They take care of Twitter. Twitter takes care of them. At least that would be the equation"
While this could just be Kaus' own conspiracy, I wouldn't be suprised if it turned out to be true...
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