Google's Chief Legal Officer has fired a “shot across the bow” aimed at the Chinese ship of state. In a post on the Official Google Blog a couple of hours ago, David Drummond, SVP Corporate … [Read more...]
The free flow of information does not respect political borders
The free flow of information, which is facilitated by the Internet, should have no respect for political borders. Nations that try to restrict the flow of information by either cutting it off at the … [Read more...]
Google and censorship in China – the tale continues
With Kai-Fu Lee leaving Google.cn [see Wall Street Journal article which first announced the departure] the story of how Google has gone from a company that provides access to “everything” on the web, … [Read more...]
The Onion- Internet adds 12th website
I don’t ever post humor[1], and I delete humor videos when they’re sent to me by friends, but this Onion article about China recognizing the appearance of the 12th website cracked me up! Too many … [Read more...]
Censorship- Monkey See, Monkey Do
The Washington Post (byline Ariana Eunjung Cha, Washington Post Foreign Service) reports that several authoritarian governments, including those of China, Cuba and Myanmar (Burma) are censoring in … [Read more...]