Here’s an excerpt from my latest CNET Asia blog post.
If you’re on Twitter, you’ve probably noticed that a number of users now have a green avatar. That’s to show their support for democracy in Iran, where Twitter has become a vital tool for those protesting the allegedly rigged results of the elections.
In fact, for days, #IranElection has been the top Trending Topic on Twitter, which even postponed the site’s scheduled maintenance at the request of the US Government, working around the Iranian timezone.
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