Ai Weiwei on Censorship in China

How important is Twitter to you? What about blogging? Would you risk your life to do it? Chinese activist and artist Ai Weiwei has risked his life to be heard, he told Christiane Amanpour on Sunday. Think about that the next time you want to complain about Twitter's 140-character limit.

Published Apr. 4 2010 3:12PM EDT

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How important is Twitter to you? What about blogging? Would you risk your life to do it? Chinese activist and artist Ai Weiwei has risked his life to be heard, he told Christiane

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Ai Weiwei on Censorship in China

How important is Twitter to you? What about blogging? Would you risk your life to do it? Chinese activist and artist Ai Weiwei has risked his life to be heard, he told Christiane Amanpour on Sunday. Think about that the next time you want to complain about Twitter's 140-character limit.

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Ai Weiwei on Censorship in China

How important is Twitter to you? What about blogging? Would you risk your life to do it? Chinese activist and artist Ai Weiwei has risked his life to be heard, he told Christiane Amanpour on Sunday. Think about that the next time you want to complain about Twitter's 140-character limit.

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