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Apple Censors Dalai Lama iPhone Apps In China

Posted by timothy on from the lend-me-a-thousand-garden-shears dept.

eldavojohn writes "Google and Yahoo! have relinquished any sort of ethical integrity with regards to free speech in China but Apple appears to be following suit by blocking Dalai Lama applications in the Chinese iPhone app store. An official Apple statement reads, 'We continue to comply with local laws. Not all apps are available in every country.' A small monetary price to pay for the economic boon that is the blooming Chinese cell phone market but a very large price to pay for that in principles."

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  1. Re:Think Different? by tacarat · · Score: 0, Troll

    It said "think", not "act".

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    "Common sense will be the death of us all"
  2. Enemy of my enemy is my friend? by superyanthrax · · Score: 1, Troll

    Funny how the Cold War "enemy of my enemy is my friend" train of thought induces supposed defenders of freedom and liberty (i.e. Americans and the West) to support a brutal dictator (the Dalai Lama) who would impose slavery, poverty, and theocracy on Tibet and its people, and who would try his damnedest sell out Tibet to the British just so he can continue lording and abusing the area as his personal fiefdom. Also, I didn't know Apple had to pay in grade school directors for following Chinese laws.