Google can now make content on its Blogger platform selectively available to users based on local laws, in a move similar to Twitter's new country-specific censoring ability which prompted a backlash from critics. Google quietly announced changes to its free-blogging platform, called Blogger, on January 9, but the move did not gain widespread attention until it was pointed out by technology blog TechDows this week…Google said…[it] will allow them to dodge internet-wide censorship and "will allow us to continue promoting free expression and responsible publishing while providing greater flexibility in complying with valid removal requests pursuant to local law."