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Merika · 01-19-2006, 12:57 PM

Microsoft Shuts Down Chinese Blog

Microsoft's Web log service bars use of terms such as "democracy" and "human rights." On the China-based portal of search engine Google, a search for material the Dalai Lama, Taiwan and other sensitive topics returns a message saying "site cannot be found."

Last year, Web portal Yahoo! was the target of criticism when it was disclosed that the company provided information that was used to convict a Chinese reporter on charges of revealing state secrets.

Reporter Shi Tao was sentenced to 10 years in prison based on an e-mail that he had sent abroad with details of a memo read out at his newspaper about media controls

Interesting Link: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060106/..._blog_shutdown
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I knew they were Communist...but I guess I had no idea how far the 'control' thing went. I think the world should be outraged.

01-19-2006, 12:57 PM	#1 (permalink)
Merika Retired Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Florida, USA Posts: 13,268	Guess it Sux to live in China Microsoft Shuts Down Chinese Blog Microsoft's Web log service bars use of terms such as "democracy" and "human rights." On the China-based portal of search engine Google, a search for material the Dalai Lama, Taiwan and other sensitive topics returns a message saying "site cannot be found." Last year, Web portal Yahoo! was the target of criticism when it was disclosed that the company provided information that was used to convict a Chinese reporter on charges of revealing state secrets. Reporter Shi Tao was sentenced to 10 years in prison based on an e-mail that he had sent abroad with details of a memo read out at his newspaper about media controls Interesting Link: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060106/..._blog_shutdown --------------------------------- I knew they were Communist...but I guess I had no idea how far the 'control' thing went. I think the world should be outraged.