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Edition: U.S. Article Comments (1) Email Print Reprints Read Attack on MasterCard site a grass-roots effort | 3:51pm EST U.S. fiscal health worse than Europe's: China adviser 3:35pm EST Testy Obama fires back at Democrats over tax deal | 07 Dec 2010 Special Report: STD fears sparked case against WikiLeaks boss 07 Dec 2010 WEALTH MANAGER-Obama tax plan causes headache for advisers 1:03pm EST Discussed 139 Obama unveils tax deal with Republicans 74 WikiLeaks founder Assange arrested in Britain 63 Senate bid to renew ”middle-class” tax cuts fails Watched Bejeweled bra exposed in NY Thu, Oct 21 2010 Row over vote orgasm video Fri, Nov 19 2010 Playboy opens Mexican casino Sun, Dec 5 2010 U.N. Climate Change Conference Ban urges climate deal, short of perfect Saying the health of the planet is at stake, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged nations meeting in Mexico to agree to steps to fight climate change that fall short of a perfect deal. Full Article World Bank chief to launch carbon market fund Analysis: Mexico hailed, others blamed if talks fail? Melting glaciers threaten floods in Himalayas, Andes A comparison of Cancun, Copenhagen meetings More Green Business news From WikiLeaks to #ukuncut, Twitter gets political Tweet This Share on LinkedIn Share on Facebook By Peter Apps, Political Risk Correspondent LONDON (Reuters) - From keeping the WikiLeaks site alive to helping British anti-austerity protesters outmaneuver riot police, Twitter is entering the Western political mainstream as a powerful tool for... Related News Australia says to provide Assange with consular help 10:55am EST Analysis: WikiLeaks stirs debate on info revolution Mon, Dec 6 2010 WikiLeaks founder says guards against death threats Sun, Dec 5 2010 WikiLeaks diverts to European websites amid U.S. fury Fri, Dec 3 2010 WikiLeaks diverts to European websites amid U.S. fury Fri, Dec 3 2010 Analysis & Opinion Tuition fees: The beginning of the end for the coalition? Scathing U.S. view of French unrest and Muslim integration in WikiLeaks Related Topics Technology » Demonstrators protest in central London in this November 30, 2010 file photo. Credit: Reuters/Luke MacGregor By Peter Apps, Political Risk Correspondent LONDON | Wed Dec 8, 2010 2:57pm EST LONDON (Reuters) - From keeping the WikiLeaks site alive to helping British anti-austerity protesters outmaneuver riot police, Twitter is entering the Western political mainstream as a powerful tool for dissent. The website where anyone can post 140-character messages with links to multimedia content was praised by the United States last year when Iranian protesters used it to organize and spread news after a disputed presidential election, until Tehran blocked the site as part of a wider clampdown. Now, as campaigns around both WikiLeaks and British student protests demonstrate, it is showing its effectiveness in new ways as a thorn in the side of established bodies and authority. Twitter has been at the heart of WikiLeaks' fight to survive. It pointed followers toward "mirror sites" in Europe after Wikileaks.com was taken down as part of a wider campaign against it following the leaking of U.S. diplomatic cables. As cyberattackers shut down the MasterCard corporate website on Wednesday in apparent retaliation for its blocking of payments to WikiLeaks, Twitter was the vehicle for a group styling itself Anonymous to claim responsibility. In recent weeks, British students protesting against government plans for a near-trebling of university tuition fees have mobilized the power of the new medium in a battle of wits with police that has also erupted into physical skirmishes. POLICE CHASE Last week, police in body armor and fluorescent jackets found themselves literally sprinting to catch up with student demonstrators. Students who had found themselves hemmed in by riot police the previous week used Twitter and smartphones to tip each other off about the location of police lines, and dodged them by breaking into small groups. "The thing about Twitter is the speed with which it allows information to be disseminated," said Carina O'Reilly, European security analyst at IHS Jane's. "So many of that generation are plugged into it almost continuously. It allows action without centralized leadership. It's one of the reasons the police have been so far behind the curve in the protests so far." Undergraduate Jessica Riches, 20, primary operator of The twitter feed @UCLoccupation -- representing student protesters occupying a key part of University College London -- said it proved an "incredible" way to gain publicity and raise funds. "To start with, we weren't sending that many tweets and I didn't think many people would be watching," Riches -- who normally runs a campus fashion blog at in her spare time -- told Reuters. "But then we saw how many people were retweeting and it really took off from there. It's been incredible. Without Twitter, I don't think we would have been successful." INFLUENTIAL AUDIENCE The tactic helped inspire a string of other university occupations and grabbed the attention of politicians and broadcasters -- both increasingly using social media sites to monitor public opinion, particularly among the young. Politicians who have made Twitter a key part of their communications strategy can find their walls peppered with requests for support or solidarity -- or simply with abuse. 1 2 Next Technology We welcome comments that advance the story directly or with relevant tangential information. We try to block comments that use offensive language, all capital letters or appear to be spam, and we review comments frequently to ensure they meet our standards. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. Comments (1) dennymeta wrote: UK Uncut didn’t grow out of the student protests. UK Uncut’s first protests (the Vodafone closures) happened before the first student protest. A lot of the same people care about both causes, but they’re not related organisations, they started independently of each other. 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