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Microsoft Censors Chinese Blogger

Posted by Zonk on from the getting-in-good-with-the-new-boss dept.

wooppp writes "Microsoft has admitted to removing the blog of a Chinese journalist from MSN Spaces. The censored site has been re-hosted elsewhere after a short down-time, but is no longer accessible to the folks in China." From the ZDNet article: "MSN is committed to ensuring that products and services comply with global and local laws, norms and industry practices. Most countries have laws and practices that require companies providing online services to make the Internet safe for local users. Occasionally, as in China, local laws and practices require consideration of unique elements..."

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  1. No Problem by jdub712 · · Score: 4, Funny

    I have no problem with not pissing off the chinese. Have you ever seen a Bruce Lee movie? I ain't f'n with those peeps.

    1. Re:No Problem by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      Haven't you seen Rambo I, II, II and IV? We can f'n kill China!

  2. Just getting it out of the way. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    I, for one, welcome our new Chinese overlords!

    Rational discussion may now resume.

  3. as quoted from his blog by jaimz22 · · Score: 4, Funny
    this is a straight quote from his blog...
    "????,???MSN???????????,???"
    Nothing could be more true!

    // yes, i know it's all ?'s
  4. Re:Should MSN obey the law? by GlynDavies · · Score: 4, Funny
    Do you believe that Microsoft and MSN should obey the law and avoid illegal practices?
    Absolutely. It'll make a nice change. ;-)
  5. Re:Should MSN obey the law? by ObsessiveMathsFreak · · Score: 4, Funny

    It's called "Hypocritical sheep like mentality combined with a poor grasp on reality."

    Most slashdotters would like to call it "Common Sense".

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  6. Re:Censorship is a Unique Element of an Oligarchy by elrous0 · · Score: 5, Funny
    George Orwell's '1984',

    Oh come on, it's not like we live in a world where our calls our monitored, our emails read, history is revised, and our leader is a "big brother" type who makes his own law. I mean, here in America, the NSA would never silence someone just for makin

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  7. I'm all for it too by Lifewish · · Score: 3, Funny

    The longer that Microsoft manages to stay in China, the longer the Chinese military will have to put up with bluescreens (redscreens?). Works for me.

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  8. Nothing to see here by doublem · · Score: 5, Funny

    Move along folks. There's nothing to see here. The user deliberately terminated their post for humor value. No government, private or foreign agency was involved in the truncation of the parent post, or for the poster's completely voluntary relocation to Syria.

    Go back to your homes, watch some football and have a nice fast food meal, secure in the knowledge that whatever the government does, it's for the purpose of protecting your rights and ensuring your safety from TERRORIST!!!!!!!

    9/11, 9/11, You all must remember 9/11.

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  9. ObWhere.... by sconeu · · Score: 2, Funny

    Microsoft... Where Don't you wan't to go today?

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