Re: Ah, yes. The freedom of the internet

Yes, The Great Firewall of China. How are you going to keep them down on the
farm once they have seen Kansas City? The Chinese are an intelligent race
with a great thirst for knowledge. The great firewall will have many holes
in it.

F.J.



"Winston Smith" <bogus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:eipvr1583nqqlhcf3357460tc33dpd63eb@xxxxxxxxxx
> How long before western countries start following this model?
> WS
>
>
> <http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/01/06/china.blog.shutdown.ap/index.html>
> Microsoft shuts down blog in China
>
> BEIJING, China (AP) -- Microsoft Corp. has shut down the Internet
> journal of a Chinese blogger that discussed politically sensitive
> issues, including a recent strike at a Beijing newspaper.
>
> The action came amid criticism by free-speech activists of foreign
> technology companies that help the communist government enforce
> censorship or silence dissent in order to be allowed into China's
> market.
>
> Microsoft's Web log-hosting service shut down the blog at the Chinese
> government's request, said Brooke Richardson, group product manager
> with Microsoft's MSN online division at company headquarters in
> Redmond, Wash.
>
> Although Beijing has supported Internet use for education and
> business, it fiercely polices content. Filters block objectionable
> foreign Web sites and regulations ban subversive and pornographic
> content and require service providers to enforce censorship rules.
>
> "When we operate in markets around the world, we have to ensure that
> our service complies with global laws as well as local laws and
> norms," Richardson said.
>
> Richardson said the blog was shut down December 30 or December 31 for
> violating Microsoft's code of conduct, which states that users must be
> in compliance with local laws in the country in which the user is
> based.
>
> snip
>
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> W§ mostly in m.s - http://members.1stconnect.com/anozira


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