Reply #48: Google China shows how companies can cooperate with repressive [View All]

[Nothing Without Hope]

governments to restrict access to the truth:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x399928
thread title (2-13-06 GD): NYT: "So Long, Dalai Lama" - Google demonstrates NEW WORLD CENSORSHIP
Comment/excerpt: Internet censorship has generally been visible in China. As Lie Xiaobo, a leader dissident writer is quoted in this important NYT story, "It was one thing when you hit on links that did not work. You could see what was blocked. The new Google hides the hand of the censor."

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x443232
thread title (2-16-06 GD): VIDEO- Lantos SLAMS Search providers-compares compliance to Nazi germany
Comment/excerpt: A liveoaktx/Can-o-Fun VIDEO CLIP of a congressional hearing. Young lawyers from Google, Yahoo, Microsoft (and another) face old Lantos, who insists they answer the question of whether their companies have anything to be ashamed of in their actions in China and then also whether they have reached out to the families of the Chinese who have been affected. He reminds them that IBM “complied” with Hitler’s government.
There are links and excerpts of related articles on the Can-o-Fun page with the video link.