Saudi Arabia top cleric criticises Twitter

SAUDI Arabia's top religious cleric has criticised the social media website Twitter, calling it "a council for jokesters" and a place for unjust, incorrect messages. 
 

Grand Mufti Sheik Abdul-Aziz al-Sheik made his remarks late on Friday during a speech to other Saudi clerics.

Twitter has been used by youth activists to galvanise protests in the Arab Spring uprisings, as well as by regional governments seeking to communicate with the public.

The mufti's remarks come on the same day that the imam at Mecca's Grand Mosque said people have the right to express themselves, but must do so cautiously in order to protect the country's prestige and unity.

news.com.au 24 Mar 2013

An example of a typical view by authorities, that being the authorities are displeased that the herd population has the right to communicate and publish information without government censorship.

Australia is in the forefront of gagging the herd population with its communist dictatorial policies towards free speech.

In Australia not that long ago (in the 1970's) it was illegal to use CB (Citizen Band) radios, where the general populous could use the device to communicate between vehicles, as an example, 'possibly' informing other drivers of police 'speed traps'.

Similarly today internet censorship is a priority in Australian government politics, as well as the (widely published) gagging of the corporate media, which failed on its first public attempt.