Dave Winer's Twitter posts for 2/23/2010

NYT piece on Apple purging sexual imagery from the iPhone. At least they still have the web. http://r2.ly/2bfz
I think the Times once again has a chance to speak up for free speech.
In Queens, Repairs to No. 7 Subway Ignite War of Whirrs. http://r2.ly/xnsh
Twitter Ad Platform 'Imminent.' http://r2.ly/7xjq
Google's CEO Demanded His Mistress Take Down Her Blog: Source. http://r2.ly/2d2z
TC is right, Safari lets porn into the iPhone. That's a hole Apple will close for sure. http://r2.ly/xnzz
@RayS --- now that you mention it... I may have noticed that. let me check.
@RayS -- It should be updating now. And I think you're early! :-)
"Hooters" is a "trusted brand" and so is not offensive to women, according to Apple, I suppose, though they haven't said. http://r2.ly/2d7h
Interesting to have a tech company as arbiter of what's decent. Previously, it was something the courts did.
I'm sure there was a time when blacks or Jews would have been offensive. Yes! We want Apple telling us what to watch. Thank you.
Odd to see Kara Swisher defend Apple. It wasn't too long ago that homosexuality was considered offensive.
@alanwarms -- unfollow
@charlesarthur -- same in the US. Hooters is legal. According to Apple.
@karaswisher -- Let's see how it plays out. I think you'll end up regretting defending them.
Don't forget that big pieces of our culture already flow through Apple's servers. http://r2.ly/2awy
Will the Republicans Post Their Health Plan… and When? http://r2.ly/2bvi
@RyanClausman - true -- but apple is getting much more power over time, and starting to use it in scary ways
EV Grieve: After helping ruin the East Village, NYU turns its attention to covering it. http://r2.ly/2bwd
A nice thing about netbooks is that no one can tell you what you can't use it for. http://r2.ly/2bzt