WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 15, 2012. US Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Tom Coburn (R-OK) sent a letter to Twitter CEO, Dick Costolo, asking for detailed information about the social media giant’s announcement that it would begin censoring content in particular countries. Durbin, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights, and Coburn have held two hearings examining tech industry practices in internet-restricting countries and efforts to promote internet freedom around the world. Several years ago, Durbin and Coburn first wrote to Twitter to encourage it to take additional steps to protect the human rights of the service’s users.
