Rights group calls Net firms 'censors' in China

Iria · Aug 10, 2006, 06:53 PM

Source: News.com
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BEIJING--A rights group accused Western Internet companies on Thursday of complicity with censorship in China and called on Microsoft, Google and Yahoo to resist Beijing's demands.

New York-based Human Rights Watch called the blocking of politically sensitive Web sites and search terms "arbitrary, opaque and unaccountable" and urged the publicly traded firms to be upfront with their users about censorship.

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Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	Rights group calls Net firms 'censors' in China Source: News.com ________ BEIJING--A rights group accused Western Internet companies on Thursday of complicity with censorship in China and called on Microsoft, Google and Yahoo to resist Beijing's demands. New York-based Human Rights Watch called the blocking of politically sensitive Web sites and search terms "arbitrary, opaque and unaccountable" and urged the publicly traded firms to be upfront with their users about censorship.