????18日當(dāng)天，Twitter首席執(zhí)行官迪克?科斯托羅也被問(wèn)及為何Twitter沒(méi)有關(guān)閉服務(wù)。他回答說(shuō)：“僅僅為了美國(guó)國(guó)內(nèi)的某個(gè)政治問(wèn)題就關(guān)閉一項(xiàng)全球性的業(yè)務(wù)，實(shí)在是愚蠢透頂?！闭f(shuō)得不錯(cuò)，如果Twitter這么干，確實(shí)有失明智（關(guān)鍵在于，Twitter是有關(guān)此事的實(shí)時(shí)新聞和信息的主要交換場(chǎng)所）。但是，這也并不意味著其他網(wǎng)站就做錯(cuò)了?！皼](méi)有關(guān)閉服務(wù)并不等同于對(duì)某個(gè)問(wèn)題沒(méi)有明確的立場(chǎng)，”他繼續(xù)表示：“我們的立場(chǎng)十分明確?！?/p>

????Twitter選擇繼續(xù)提供日常服務(wù)，沒(méi)有任何錯(cuò)。但是如果Twitter【或者Facebook或谷歌（Google）】18日確實(shí)暫停了服務(wù)的話，那當(dāng)天的新聞將會(huì)更為轟動(dòng)，這一點(diǎn)毋庸置疑。而且，如果當(dāng)真如此的話，反而會(huì)疏遠(yuǎn)這次抗議活動(dòng)希望吸引的人群。但是，與“Twitter反對(duì)反網(wǎng)絡(luò)盜版法”相比，那樣做引發(fā)的關(guān)注將會(huì)多得多。

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????Twitter CEO Dick Costolo was asked why his site didn't shut down today. "[C]losing a global business in reaction to single-issue national politics is foolish," he said. He's right, it would have been foolish for Twitter to do so (just for one thing, Twitter is the main clearinghouse for real-time news and information on the issue), but that doesn't mean it's wrong for others. "Not shutting down a service doesn't equal not taking the proper stance on an issue," he continued. "We've been very clear about our stance."

????Twitter has done nothing wrong by opting to stay live. But it's also true that if Twitter (or Facebook or Google) had gone dark, it would have been an even bigger news story today. It probably would also have alienated a lot of the people that the movement is trying to attract. But it would have gotten a lot more attention than "Twitter opposes SOPA."