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CEO: Twitter Can’t Operate in China

Twitter’s announcement that it would start selectively blocking tweets in order to comply with different countries’ legal restrictions brought a storm of criticism and threats of boycott. Among China-watchers, the flames were fanned by a Global Times editorial congratulating the company on its enlightened pragmatism. But Twitter CEO Dick Costolo has denied that the change is an attempt