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Should Twitter censor "terrorist tweets"? The Twitter account of Somali militants Al Shabaab shared a photo of a dead French soldier earlier this week and announced the death of another today. We look at the social network's censorship policy. First though, we look at reaction to the Algerian hostage crisis on the web and in the Algerian media.

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By James CREEDON
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03/02/2012 - MEDIAWATCH FRANCE

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03/02/2012 - MEDIAWATCH

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02/02/2012 - MEDIAWATCH

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