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bennywhale Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-20-06 03:59 AM
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Web users urged on China policy
UK users of Yahoo!, Microsoft and Google are being urged by Amnesty International to email the companies to change the way they operate in China

The firms have aided or colluded with internet censorship in the country, the human rights watchdog says
"Yahoo!, Microsoft and Google claim they are obeying local laws when in fact they are succumbing to political pressure," Kate Allen, Amnesty International UK Director, said

We want them to hear from customers here in the UK. "If enough people tell them they're not happy with their actions in China, we hope it will make them think again."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/5194238.stm

China is a huge market and these companies are motivated by pure greed. Values mean nothing to vast profiteering monopolies like these. However i do belive that google has said it may think again, however it hasn't yet.
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