Microsoft Censors Chinese Blogger

Posted by Zonk on Friday January 6, 2006 @01:36AM 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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What if? Why not search it? by Uukrul · 2006-01-06 03:11 · Score: 5, Informative

If it were Google or Apple, it would be "the cost of doing business in China". Since it is Microsoft it is "suppression of independant, free thought."
Censorship at Google on Slashdot.

1st 4+ post: That's just business..(Score:5, Insightful)
2nd 4+ post: No, it isn't (Score:5, Insightful)

So you are worng, there was a discussion similar to this one.

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