THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA IS HARDLY COVERING ANY OF THIS!! SPREAD THE WORD!!
Massive protests have been underway on Wall Street in New York City for the last 36 hours. Thousands of people are camping out, protesting not only corporate greed, but the role that many in Washington have in lining the pockets of those at the top of the corporate ladder.
Throughout the day, the hashtags #occupywallstreet and #takewallstreet have been used on Twitter in reference to the protests.
Within the hour, it has been learned that somehow, those hashtags that have originated from within the United States have been blocked.
Trendsmap.com is a website that tracks the location of where hashtags are trending. If you go to the site, and do a search of #occupywallstreet and #takewallstreet, you'll find not one tweet coming from the U.S. According to Twitter, neither of the two hashtags are even trending within New York City. I'm only following #occupywallstreet, and have at least 20 new tweets every 30 seconds popping up. Keep in mind, that it is currently after 3:00AM EST. Something illegal is happening, pure and simple.
I will try to keep you posted as I get more information.
Correction: The #occupywallstreet protests have been going on now for 8 days, since September 17th. There has been absolutely zero media attention given to these protests, even though hundreds of people have been arrested (93 on the 24th alone), and dozens have been injured by NYPD officers. I first caught wind of the protest through Buzzfeed.com last night, after police brutality had taken a sharp up swing in recent days. What outside media personnel that are trying to get into the protests are being refused entry. According to numerous sources, two PBS journalists were arrested and detained Saturday morning. Most information from the scene is coming from bloggers and amateur cameramen.
Update 4:07AM EST: It appears that #takewallstreet is finally starting to show up on Trendsmap. When looking at an image of the globe, you cannot see the United States. It is completely covered with the hashtag. #occupywallstreet still is not showing.
Massive protests have been underway on Wall Street in New York City for the last 36 hours. Thousands of people are camping out, protesting not only corporate greed, but the role that many in Washington have in lining the pockets of those at the top of the corporate ladder.
Throughout the day, the hashtags #occupywallstreet and #takewallstreet have been used on Twitter in reference to the protests.
Within the hour, it has been learned that somehow, those hashtags that have originated from within the United States have been blocked.
Trendsmap.com is a website that tracks the location of where hashtags are trending. If you go to the site, and do a search of #occupywallstreet and #takewallstreet, you'll find not one tweet coming from the U.S. According to Twitter, neither of the two hashtags are even trending within New York City. I'm only following #occupywallstreet, and have at least 20 new tweets every 30 seconds popping up. Keep in mind, that it is currently after 3:00AM EST. Something illegal is happening, pure and simple.
I will try to keep you posted as I get more information.
Correction: The #occupywallstreet protests have been going on now for 8 days, since September 17th. There has been absolutely zero media attention given to these protests, even though hundreds of people have been arrested (93 on the 24th alone), and dozens have been injured by NYPD officers. I first caught wind of the protest through Buzzfeed.com last night, after police brutality had taken a sharp up swing in recent days. What outside media personnel that are trying to get into the protests are being refused entry. According to numerous sources, two PBS journalists were arrested and detained Saturday morning. Most information from the scene is coming from bloggers and amateur cameramen.
Update 4:07AM EST: It appears that #takewallstreet is finally starting to show up on Trendsmap. When looking at an image of the globe, you cannot see the United States. It is completely covered with the hashtag. #occupywallstreet still is not showing.
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