# Google, pissing off dictators again **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [February 1, 2011, 8:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/google-pissing-off-dictators-again/208746 "2011-02-01T08:06:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2011, 8:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/google-pissing-off-dictators-again/208746/1 "2011-02-01T08:06:45Z")
> **[Google Launches Voice-to-Tweet Workaround for Egypt](http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2011/02/01/google-launches-voice-tweet-workaround-egypt.html?test=latestnews)** > > Google launched a special service to allow people in Egypt to send Twitter messages by dialing a phone number and leaving a voicemail, as Internet access remains cut off in the country amid anti-government protests. Looks like #egypt is back. ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2011, 8:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/google-pissing-off-dictators-again/208746/2 "2011-02-01T08:10:22Z")
Don’t be evil, Mubarek! ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bing/32/7211_2.png) [@bing](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2011, 12:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/google-pissing-off-dictators-again/208746/3 "2011-02-01T12:29:52Z")
i’m cool with it. F-China… yeah i said it ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2011, 12:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/google-pissing-off-dictators-again/208746/4 "2011-02-01T12:30:52Z")
Yeah, I think it’s awesome what google is doing. ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2011, 12:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/google-pissing-off-dictators-again/208746/5 "2011-02-01T12:37:30Z")
google is awesome apparently one of their marketing execs went missing in egypt though. not cool. ---
**Author:** ![Onyx\_Z32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onyx_z32/32/7581_2.png) [@Onyx\_Z32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Onyx_Z32)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2011, 1:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/google-pissing-off-dictators-again/208746/6 "2011-02-01T13:25:12Z")
Totally relevant pictures from an ad campaign over a year ago. It’s awesome how the internet is shaping the world; ![http://www.whokilledbambi.co.uk/public/2010/12/Scared-Dictators-529x750.jpg](http://www.whokilledbambi.co.uk/public/2010/12/Scared-Dictators-529x750.jpg) ![http://www.whokilledbambi.co.uk/public/2010/12/Scared-Dictators2-529x750.jpg](http://www.whokilledbambi.co.uk/public/2010/12/Scared-Dictators2-529x750.jpg) ![http://www.whokilledbambi.co.uk/public/2010/12/Scared-Dictators3-526x750.jpg](http://www.whokilledbambi.co.uk/public/2010/12/Scared-Dictators3-526x750.jpg) ![http://www.whokilledbambi.co.uk/public/2010/12/Scared-Dictators4-530x750.jpg](http://www.whokilledbambi.co.uk/public/2010/12/Scared-Dictators4-530x750.jpg) ![http://www.whokilledbambi.co.uk/public/2010/12/Scared-Dictators5-530x750.jpg](http://www.whokilledbambi.co.uk/public/2010/12/Scared-Dictators5-530x750.jpg) ![http://www.whokilledbambi.co.uk/public/2010/12/Scared-Dictators6-530x750.jpg](http://www.whokilledbambi.co.uk/public/2010/12/Scared-Dictators6-530x750.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Motocrossx23](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/motocrossx23/32/5120_2.png) [@Motocrossx23](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Motocrossx23)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2011, 1:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/google-pissing-off-dictators-again/208746/7 "2011-02-01T13:35:21Z")
Hahaha, I love those ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2011, 1:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/google-pissing-off-dictators-again/208746/8 "2011-02-01T13:41:12Z")
I feel bad that I can only name 3 out of the 6. ---
**Author:** ![Motocrossx23](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/motocrossx23/32/5120_2.png) [@Motocrossx23](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Motocrossx23)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2011, 1:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/google-pissing-off-dictators-again/208746/9 "2011-02-01T13:42:23Z")
Michael Jackson, Hugo Sanchez, Gloria Esteban and some other towel head dudes. ---
**Author:** ![Onyx\_Z32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onyx_z32/32/7581_2.png) [@Onyx\_Z32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Onyx_Z32)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2011, 2:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/google-pissing-off-dictators-again/208746/10 "2011-02-01T14:12:04Z")
Ahmadinejad, Chavez, Raul Castro, Mugabe, Gaddafi & Kim Jong-il. ---
**Author:** ![Motocrossx23](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/motocrossx23/32/5120_2.png) [@Motocrossx23](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Motocrossx23)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2011, 2:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/google-pissing-off-dictators-again/208746/11 "2011-02-01T14:23:08Z")
…my answer was better. psh. lol. ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2011, 4:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/google-pissing-off-dictators-again/208746/12 "2011-02-01T16:32:54Z")
I thought that one was Cuba but wasn’t sure what Raul looked like. ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bing/32/7211_2.png) [@bing](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2011, 4:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/google-pissing-off-dictators-again/208746/13 "2011-02-01T16:57:46Z")
Chavez aint scuuured of the internets. he’s actually awesome you just refuse to believe it ---
**Author:** ![Shockwave179](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/shockwave179/32/7496_2.png) [@Shockwave179](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shockwave179)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2011, 6:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/google-pissing-off-dictators-again/208746/14 "2011-02-01T18:13:45Z")
Those pictures are hilarious. ---
**Author:** ![Onyx\_Z32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onyx_z32/32/7581_2.png) [@Onyx\_Z32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Onyx_Z32)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2011, 8:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/google-pissing-off-dictators-again/208746/15 "2011-02-01T20:04:54Z")
> [@bing](#): > > Chavez aint scuuured of the internets. > > he’s actually awesome you just refuse to believe it lol, you mean the guy who closed down golf courses because they’re a “sport for the rich” or the guy who runs the country with one of the highest inflation rates in the world? (20% average each year, 35% in 2010) Oh, you must mean the guy who’s internet control laws were just passed: > The internet law extends broadcast-type regulation to the web and forbids messages that foment popular unrest, disrespect public authorities, or incite hate. > > The measure also mandates that all internet traffic be driven through a single, government-controlled hub, which will increase efficiency and speed of the web, according to the bill’s proponents. [http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20101220-713896.html](http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20101220-713896.html) > “The Internet cannot be something open where anything is said and done. Every country has to apply its own rules and norms,” Chavez said. “We have to act. We are going to ask the attorney general for help, because this is a crime. I have information that this page periodically publishes stories calling for a coup d’etat. That cannot be permitted.” [http://www.reuters.com/article/2010/03/14/us-venezuela-chavez-idUSTRE62D05I20100314](http://www.reuters.com/article/2010/03/14/us-venezuela-chavez-idUSTRE62D05I20100314) Nope, not afraid of the internet at all, lol 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![NYstanger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/6a8cbe/32.png) [@NYstanger](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/NYstanger)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2011, 8:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/google-pissing-off-dictators-again/208746/16 "2011-02-01T20:20:56Z")
don’t they have more important things to worry about than “tweeting” ---
**Author:** ![Willybeen](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/willybeen/32/7351_2.png) [@Willybeen](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Willybeen)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2011, 8:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/google-pissing-off-dictators-again/208746/17 "2011-02-01T20:47:29Z")
awesome thread/ ---
**Author:** ![Geehee](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/geehee/32/7238_2.png) [@Geehee](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Geehee)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2011, 9:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/google-pissing-off-dictators-again/208746/18 "2011-02-01T21:28:04Z")
> [@NYstanger](#): > > don’t they have more important things to worry about than “tweeting” i dont think you realize how powerful twitter is ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2011, 2:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/google-pissing-off-dictators-again/208746/19 "2011-02-02T02:39:57Z")
> [@Geehee](#): > > i dont think you realize how powerful twitter is Yeah, just because this country only uses it to follow stupid reality TV stars doesn’t mean that’s how countries with state run media and nothing like our 1st amendment use it. In many countries Twitter gives those without the right to have a voice a place to be heard and that’s a really powerful thing.