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Wikipedia Won't Bow to Chinese Censors

Posted by kdawson on from the taking-a-stand dept.

truthsearch writes "Jimmy Wales has defied the Chinese government by refusing to bow to censorship of politically sensitive Wikipedia entries. He challenges other internet companies, including Google, to justify their claim that they could do more good than harm by co-operating with Beijing. Wikipedia has been banned from China since last October. Whereas Google, Microsoft, and Yahoo went into the country accepting some restrictions on their online content, Wales believes it must be all or nothing for Wikipedia. 'We occupy a position in the culture that I wish Google would take up, which is that we stand for the freedom for information.'"

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  1. Big deal? I'm not bowing to China because... by csoto · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I'm not doing anything whatsoever. How is this news? Wikipedia is business as usual, yet somehow this is "standing up to the Chinese." Wales is a ridiculous narcissist.

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  2. Re:What is the issue? by stevesliva · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    It really irritates me how people in america impose their values on people in other countries.
    It is true that if you think freedom of speech is an imposition, you don't deserve it. So shut the fuck up.
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  3. who's a terrorist? by falconwolf · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Do you fail to see that there are separate groups considered terrorist from each point of view? Obviously we are not going to blacklist those who we agree with.

    One person's terrorist is another's freedom fighter. Hezbollah may be concerned a terrorist org but to many Palestinians the party stands for freedom. That's why they won the elections. Jews, er Zionists, were terrorists in Palestine before Palestinians were. Zionists were fighting the against the British Mandate in Palestine up to Israelis independence in 1948. The Palestinians are now using the same tactics as Zionists did then.

    Falcon
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