Who is upset with Yahoo turning info over to the Chinese govt causing the conviction of 3 dissidents?
87821
I feel irritated. I find it that today people prefer to be followers than leaders and it is embarrassing to see how such big conglomerates lose all perception of decency just to make money. It is obvious that Yahoo wishes to conquer the China market and for that purpose merged with the Chinese company called Alibaba.com. In that sense, they could not care less about the Chinese people since they are only concerned about being on the right side of the Chinese government. It is ALWAYS about money…. Just look at how Bush calls everyone a terrorist and yet he is ready give the United Arab Emirates control of numerous AMERICAN ports. \nIt is NEVER about the people or democracy or even safety…. it’s about who will receive a monetary benefit from it all.
1092618
Yahoo is not a government.  Yahoo is not government controlled, or government sponsored.  Yahoo can have a different policy, but doesn't.  \n\nI like the way that Yahoo Answers monitors and manages this system.  \n\nTHANK YOU YAHOO!
118109
In order for Yahoo! (or any other company) to do business with the Chinese, they must comply with the government demands. This usually means that they supress any sort of information that is out of line with the Chinese government. Companies like Google and Yahoo are willing to comply with these requirements because if they don't, another company will simply come along and do it. These corporations aren't willing to pass up the big bucks in an emerging market like China's, so they are willing to censor its users. I live in China and there are many websites I cannot use. "Dangerous" words like "freedom" and "Tibet" and "human rights" do not return any results on search engines here in China. \n\nIn short, there was money to be made by Yahoo. And they took it.
1154657
i would rather you report my answer as abuse and have them read it.\n\ni do not support the corprate policy of blocking information at any level for any person over the age of 18 so with that said yahoo please let china see everything i do and be pop up advertized to death and the same goes for google you evil corprate types willing to sell your soul to make a buck .
312586
LEARN FROM THIS, IDIOTS!!!\n\nYou abuse your freedoms, lie about the government and laugh about abuses.\n\nPlease notice that this is not allowed around the world.\n\nStill think it's funny when someone has his rights trampled upon?\n\nFor Yahoo to do business in China, they have to make compromises.  CHINA IS NOT A FREE COUNTRY.\n\nThose are the rules.  Would it be better to have no Internet in China?  Sometimes you have to compromise.
1073585
And you are so much better than they are by stating these things in this crude manner in an open forum?\n\nDo you have the proof to back these allegations up with or is this just your opinion on how things are in China?
32309
Yahoo didn't sell us out to the government.  A court order is a court order.  Yahoo can only comply to give out the search engine information that they requested. But don't forget, this is happening on all sites and you just need to be cautious on what you search for and how you do it, that's all. \n\nYahoo has a very strict privacy policy and will uphold this when it comes to our personal information.  Department of Justice subpeona was for search engine info only, and that's all they get.
652756
The Right would say "Yes" the Left "No". Let's take a look. Trading with china was so one sided we are just now trying to fix it. So many top-secret material was stolen by Chinese green card holder working for Top military contractors during CLintons term. During Clinton/Gore re-election they took money from the Chinese to run for office. Remember Gore and the Monks?
1089822
you'd have to find the original article/story that they've censored and then check it out on the chinese internet to know that.  \n\nit's pretty creepy though - a bit like Winston working for Big Brother to change the past and people's perceptions.  eugh.
790362
Very good question..\nPerhaps because the people that run yahoo are liberal dems...
49457
this isnt a question its just a rant. I see the democrats are out in full force today. They hired people who cant spell to post on Yahoo. Are you guys prisoners or something?
47351
Yahoo has already handed over the information that the gov. wants.
131227
Organisations such as Reporters Without Borders have made that accusation. However, Yahoo has denied it saying it "never releases information to the Chinese Government."
1030669
No..........I don't.........I have a keen outlook on life and don't blame America's faults on anybody but those we elect and ourselves.  \n\nWhat are all these people who post so vehemently going to do when this "mess" is all taken care of by deportation?  Yep......find another outlet.......thats right......haters.....hate.....and this has brought out the BIGGEST  and the (ooh was going to say best.......but I can't call internet haters the best).....umm most apt to post.
1030717
Sorry, but I don't know why.  Yahoo takes off anything that anyone reports, and someone may have reported you for whatever was in your edited reply.  Some people at this site are report abuse happy, and appear to be offended by the slightest little things.  It's too bad that we don't have freedom of speech (rather of writing) what we believe.
1174079
Actions explain philosophy. Yahoo selectively chooses news stories and gives them leftist slanted headlines. They are more than happy to work with every despot in the world and use their product to advance that governments perverse agenda. That in and of itself  shows their dirty red liberal agenda.
136838
Yahoo! justified providing Tao's personal emails to Chinese police by arguing that it was only following local (Chinese) laws since the emails were stored in servers in China. \n\nHowever, Many ask why Yahoo! uses servers in China knowing that it will be legally obliged to disclose private information of its    email service users to the government, which may lead to its email users being jailed as was the case with Mr. Tao.\n\nWhether this was morally justified, I leave this for you to judge!