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Microsoft Changes Blog Censoring Policies

Posted by Zonk on from the less-restrictions-more-talking dept.

Lam1969 writes "Microsoft attorney Brad Smith says that the company has a new policy to deal with a foreign government's request that alleges posted material violates its laws. The policy was apparently developed after Microsoft's own employees complained after a Chinese blogger hosted by Microsoft was censored. From the article 'Smith said Microsoft will only remove blogs when given proper legal notice, and even then, will only block access to that material within the country where it is deemed unlawful. The site will still be viewable from outside the country, he said.'"

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  1. Nothing for you to see here. Please move along. by oh_bugger · · Score: 3, Funny

    Oh the irony

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    1. Re:Nothing for you to see here. Please move along. by MutantHamster · · Score: 2, Funny

      You must be trying to view the page in China.

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  2. Oh yeah? Well...... by NiteShaed · · Score: 5, Funny

    Well this is obviously part of their evil plan to, er, um.....wait.....If Google was put in this position they'd do a way better, oh, no, not that either.....dammit, what should the official Slashdot we-hate-Microsoft position be here? Damned inconsiderate of them to do something not-obviously-evil and leave us high and dry like this.

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    1. Re:Oh yeah? Well...... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      So what is the Google equivalent of Ballmer flying chairs?

    2. Re:Oh yeah? Well...... by tsa · · Score: 2, Funny

      They make mistakes, just like anyone else :-)

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  3. Microsoft: by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Do LESS evil!

    1. Re:Microsoft: by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      Microsoft: Try to do no evil.

      Google: Do no evil.*

      *not available in China

  4. Ow! by metlin · · Score: 1, Funny

    Microsoft sticking it to censorship and Google shamelessly censoring.

    Now I'm really confused whom to hate. :-/

    Help me?

  5. In other news... by PFI_Optix · · Score: 3, Funny

    Slashdot.org membership suffered a sharp decline when 192 readers' heads mysteriously exploded.

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  6. Ha2! by lilmouse · · Score: 2, Funny

    Curse you, MS, for getting good Geek press coverage! Your plans for world domination by making free speech easier so you can pump more advertising into China will fail miserably!

    --LWM

  7. Actually... by Spy+der+Mann · · Score: 3, Funny

    1. Post your chinese blog in Microsoft's pages
    2. Search using google (with mispelled words) to find your blog.
    3. Read!! :D

    Isn't it nice when everyone's working together? :)