03 Jan 10 Google Sets Censorship Precedent In India
eldavojohn writes "Censorship varies from country to country but India, home to a sixth of the world's population, appears to be shaping up much like China. Not far behind everyone else, Google has increasingly censored websites with an incident where a very popular politician died and Google forcibly deleted and dissolved a group on Orkut where offensive comments about the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh were posted. An official from India's Ministry of Communications and Information Technology said, 'If you are doing business here, you should follow the local law, the sentiments of the people, the culture of the country. If somebody starts abusing Lord Rama on a Web site, that could start riots.' The lengthy opinion piece calls attention to the beginnings of a definitive lack of free speech online for Indian citizens. A spokeswoman for the 'Do No Evil' company explained, 'India does value free speech and political speech. But they are weighing the harm of free speech against violence in their streets.'"Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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22 Jan 10 Clinton urges Internet freedom, condemns cyber attacks
WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday called for an unfettered worldwide Internet and urged global condemnation of those who conduct cyber attacks, as China sought to contain tension with the United States over the hacking and censorship of Google.Tagi: internet freedom, washingt, cyber attacks, google, worldwide internet, censorship, reuters, hillary, secretary of state, beijing, china, united states
22 Jan 10 China Fires Back After Clinton's Censorship Speech
A spokesman for the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Friday denied that China restricts access to the Internet, and criticized a Thursday speech from Secretary of State Hillary Clinton that called on U.S. companies to reject censorship.Tagi: ded, censorship, foreign affairs, hillary, secretary of state, fires, spokesman, china
16 Mar 10 China warns Google to obey rules even if it pulls out
BEIJING (Reuters) - Google should obey Chinese government rules even if it decides to retreat from the country over hacking and censorship complaints, a Chinese government spokesman said on Tuesday.Tagi: chinese government spokesman, google, government rules, reuters, censorship, beijing, china
11 Apr 10 Google and Censorship
China isn't the only place where Google faces tough choices.Tagi: tough choices, google, censorship, ace, china
