Web Censorship Opposition Embroils Beijing Olympics

The Beijing Games give human rights groups a new platform for targeting Google, Yahoo, Microsoft and other IT companies that do business with China. Amnesty International launches a social media campaign defending human rights in the run up to the China Olympics. - Despite a lukewarm response in Congress to his legislation aimed at banning Internet companies from cooperating with repressive governments, Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J., found a new supporter July 16: Jules Maaten, a Dutch member of the European Parliament. In a Capitol Hill conference with Smith... view original article
Thu, 17 Jul 2008 23:53:23 +0200

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