Friday Newshound: Because every once in a while we actually bother…
#BadIdea
In case you’ve missed an Arab uprising or two this year, you’ll know that twitter has become a genuine force for democracy. Or something.
Indeed just this week, the daughter of Cuba president Raul Castro joined up in order to prove that the government weren’t all despicable commies, only to be greeted by a dissident blogger: “Welcome to the plurality of Twitter, here no one can shut me up, or deny me permission to travel or block my entry.” Too true, for five minutes later, Castro’s sprog responded by calling her many critics “despicable parasites.”


