Yahoo Allegedly Sells Reporter Out to Chinese Authorities

Posted by Zonk on Thursday February 9, 2006 @01:34AM from the watch-what-you-say dept.

truckaxle writes "Yahoo! has been accused, again, of providing information to Chinese authorities that resulted in the imprisonment of a Chinese journalist. Yahoo! apparently provided Chinese police with internet activity information in a case that resulted in the arrest of Li Zhi. His crime - trying to join the dissident China Democracy Party. Yahoo! says it simply responds to requests from the authorities and was just complying to local laws. A Reporters Without Borders post reported that 'Yahoo! certainly knew it was helping to arrest political dissidents and journalists, not just ordinary criminals'."

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Re:Don't use Yahoo! by pvt_medic · 2006-02-09 01:38 · Score: 3, Funny

and I am sure that the Chinese government would allow that.

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China needs the RIAA by CaymanIslandCarpedie · 2006-02-09 01:39 · Score: 4, Funny

OK we need to send some RIAA lobbiests over to China to straighten that country out! Doesn't China realize that its corporations who are supposed to threaten and strong-arm the government, not the other way around!!!!

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Rebel Scum by Thrymm · 2006-02-09 02:03 · Score: 3, Funny

"He is part of the Rebel Alliance and a traitor. Take him AWAY!"

The regional governor of Yahoo didnt want any Empire entanglements.