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Subscribers to the service can request content live, with a slight delay, or schedule the system to record it for them in advance.
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If hundreds of files are required to build a web page across dozens of domains, Silk can request all of this content simultaneously with EC2, without overwhelming the mobile device processor or impacting battery life.
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Not only will Twitter notify users that a request has been made to remove content they published on Twitter, it will also show an alert box to people in the country where the content is blocked.
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What procedures does Twitter follow when you receive a request from a foreign government to withhold content?
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The second type of request seeks the removal of allegedly unlawful content.
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The search engines are motivated to deliver value so they need to be able to ensure high quality appropriate content for each and every search request.
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Google and YouTube did not respond immediately to a request seeking information on its plan to match ads to copyrighted content, but McQuivey said YouTube hasn't signed up a major content provider yet.
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The publisher encrypts the request, at this stage deciding what the user can do with the content, depending on what the user has requested.
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The rest are automatic, such as clicking a pre-configured link or having the browser execute request within a web page (for example, requests to call images and additional content from third party sites).
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Most shows that have popped up on content sharing sites like BitTorrent, Break or YouTube are quickly yanked at the request of studio lawyers.
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