Report: U.S. government seeks new tool to monitor social media
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Posted: 06/22/2012
The U.S. government is reportedly looking to private tech companies to develop a new tool to monitor what's being discussed on social media sites like Facebook and Twitter.
The tool will be used to watch conversations in at least seven languages.
Critics worry a tool like this could discourage a free and open Internet.
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