How about Yahoo, Microsoft, and Google cow-towing to the People's Republic on Internet censorship?
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The problem is NOT with Yahoo, Microsoft, and Google. In fact, I would say that these companies have in some small way helped China. The problem is with the Chinese Government. \n\nYahoo, Microsoft, and Google are following the law of the country in which they are operating. It is no different then when these companies...and others, enforce U.S. policies. They are doing what they are meant to do...Provide a service to the people as best as they are capable of doing. \n\nWhy do I think these companies, and other like them, are helping the Chinese? Because until recently, the Internet was completely off limits to the people. The general Chinese public was forbidden access. Now, however restricted it may be, they have access.  This will open some doors previously closed. In time, and very slowly, the regulations will be loosened and the Chinese people will have more and more freedoms. Why am I certain of this?  Because not that many years ago, most religious practices were seriously looked down on by the Chinese Government. Thousands of temples were destroyed, and tens of thousands of monks, priests and lay practitioners were beaten, killed and forced to abandoner their practices. (At least openly.) Today, the Chinese government is rebuilding many of these temples and most religions have been permitted to rebuild. \n\nI believe that in time, open access to the wealth of information on the Internet will be permitted with much fewer regulations.
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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 .
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It's called "Google bombing."  Snopes.com has a nice article about it.\n\nI'm surprised the conservative bloggers haven't lobbed a few Google bombs of their own.
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Its true.  Yahoo, Google, and Microsoft all support Communist China.  You would think that Businesses that have prospered becuase of the nation they were founded, and the freedoms they had in developing they're services, would at least not support communistic ideals but you can tell from all the news stories over the past month or two that, they all do in fact agree, support and abide by the Communist Ideology in China, all for Money.\n\nCapitalism at its best!\n\nWouldn't it be funny if Yahoo deleted this question?  LOL
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Sexual content can get Yahoo in trouble with the law.  Racism is considered free speech, so Yahoo has no legal problem with it, unless they are advocating the commission of a crime.\n\nI don't mind the racist questions.  They just show the whole world how stupid and ignorant those people really are.
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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.
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OK, first, I totally disagree with your premise regarding human rights.  I don't even think you understand the term.  But I want to address the question about Yahoo:\n\nYahoo has a right to withdraw anything here if it wants to FOR WHATEVER REASON THEY WANT.  It is THEIR site.  They own it.  They allow you to write on it, but they can remove things if they want.  That's how a free country works.  If it is yours, you can do what you want with it.  \n\nIf I wrote things on YOUR website, YOU would have a right to remove things that you didn't like.  Why is that so hard to understand?  You do NOT have any right to publish on someone else's website.  You have a right to publish on your own site and the site of anyone who CHOOSES FREELY to allow you to post on theirs.  YOU DO NOT OWN YAHOO!!!!
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i've read in newspaper that all the american sites do it exept google. google is fighting with the courth to refuse doing it.
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It will take a while, but sooner or later Google will rule the world. Knowledge is power. Right now the Chinese are still in their internet infancy. They'll grow up eventually and realize that the only way to maintain in the global community is to know your friends and your enemies.
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google, nooooooooo. yahoo!
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Should there be a watchdog on the web to filter out all the stuff that someone might want to be illegal?  Who gets to choose what that stuff is?\n\nYour definition of bad stuff is "cuss words and nuded people."  Mine might be racist words, or threats to individuals or groups.\n\nThere are filters for parents to use to stop this kind of information from reaching their children.  An one of any age can use them.  \n\nShould they be illegal - no.  We don't need more watchguards and big brother looking over everything we do.
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Restricting Internet access....hmmm...some congress members might not like that...
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Having alot of trouble understanding why alot of Americans are dieing for your right to be censored?... hmm.. very interesting.
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what is so funny about it???  if you want free speech, then start your OWN website and give all the free speech you want or start your OWN blog and stop worrying about what yahoo is doing
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I didn't know Yahoo did it.  I know Google did it.  I don't approve, but I understand.  It was the only way they could get the Chinese business, and we can't influence anything over there if we have no presence over there, even if it is censored for now.  Chinese hackers will be smart enough to find the information and get it out to the people.
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Yahoo must have nothing big to cover up, or on the other hand cooperation with the government can pay off later when you need it.  Google could also just be more for the constitution than yahoo
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Global? Are you serious? Of course not. There are countries where freedom of speech is a joke.\n\nAh, well if you are specifically talking about Yahoo, then no, there is not freedom of speech, there are rules and terms of use. I have no problem with them. There is no need to do any of the things that go against the rules of the site. There is a mature and respectful way to answer any question on this site while being both honest and within the guidelines of the site. Some have the ability to do that, and some don't.