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Microsoft Bans 'Democracy' for China's Web Users

Posted by timothy on from the not-merely-chinese-but-china's dept.

Doc Ruby writes "As reported, paradoxically, on MSN, 'Microsoft's new Chinese internet portal has banned the words 'democracy' and 'freedom' from parts of its website in an apparent effort to avoid offending Beijing's political censors.' MSN China says it must comply with local laws, but there is no Chinese law against the use of these words."

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  1. Democracy is Eurocentric idea. by glrotate · · Score: 1, Troll

    Why should it be forced on China? Can't one place be free of McDonalds, MTV, Democracy and Coca-Cola?

  2. Re:So some creative misspelling... by BandwidthHog · · Score: 1, Troll

    No, in the South they add extra syllables to the vowels, pronounce a trailing '-a' as '-er' and just generally mush unwanted consonants together, so they soun-- oh, you meant the South of China, didn't you?

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  3. I for one, by mbkennel · · Score: 1, Troll

    "I, for one and speaking for MicroWalSoftxxon Corp, welcome our new Chinese Communist overlords."
    -- Steve Ballmer.

    don't moderate this as "Funny" either