Douglas Rushkoff : Twitter users appalled by ban of reporter 's access after anti-NBC tweets . Rushkoff : The media is in a panic over the new rules that will force journalists to give up their personal cell phones and other electronic devices for security checks. Likewise , e-mail travels sideways from server to server , in bits and pieces , with no truly central administrator motivated to ban a particular user for what he 's writing . Twitter a corporation with concerns besides users . He says it sends message to corporate partners : Ask us how to ban users that offend . Rushkoff : Users who do n't want to depend on Twitter should explore and/or build alternatives .
Douglas Rushkoff : Twitter users appalled by ban of reporter 's access after anti-NBC tweets . Rushkoff : The media is in a panic over the new rules that will force journalists to give up their personal cell phones and other electronic devices for security checks. Twitter a corporation with concerns besides users . He says it sends message to corporate partners : Ask us how to ban users that offend . Rushkoff : Users who do n't want to depend on Twitter should explore and/or build alternatives .