Microsoft Censors Chinese Blogger

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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Re:Censorship is a Unique Element of an Oligarchy

[elrous0]

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

Nothing to see here

[doublem]

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.