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Published on 19th March 2010
by Thomas Morffew
We've seen news everywhere that Micro-blogging service Twitter is "planning" to set up shop in China. The service is currently blocked by the Chinese government's "Great Firewall", along with other popular Western Social Media like Facebook and YouTube.
During a recent panel discussion, founder Jack Dorsey, when pushed, said that it was only a matter of time before the company entered the Chinese market. He also claimed that he had only found out a few weeks ago that Twitter was blocked in China.
We should take all of this with a very large pinch of salt. Jack Dorsey and Twitter must surely realise that any attempt to enter China will never be easy, especially since Google's current travails. All this talk of Twitter being "important" for China is largely meaningless as Twitter will face the same choice as those who have gone before, Censor, or Leave. It's even debatable that the Chinese government will let them through the door, after the outspoken dialogues of the last few days.
Will Twitter go along with censorship? Maybe we should ask if they will even get past the negotiating table.
