Human Rights First If enacted, S.968 - Protect IP Act (PIPA) and HR.3261, The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), would negatively affect all Internet-based businesses, traditional businesses that have Internet presences or divisions, marketers and...
Tutu, a South African activist and retired Anglican bishop famous for his leadership through human rights and relevant causes, was apparently furious over the matter, his anger directed towards the South African government for denying his longtime...
Their responses will refer to such basic Constitutional rights as the First Amendment. China's percentage of global search share will increase dramatically, be it through Baidu or even Google and Yahoo China.
EFF Backs Google Trademark Advertising MethodsGoogle's allowing of advertising on trademarked keywords has received the support of the civil rights group Electronic Frontier Foundation. SES China: May 25-26
Publisher Groups To Test New Search Engine Rights Management System Google Reader Censorship In China, Not So Much. Baidu Holds 62% Share In China - Baidu, the Chinese search engine, has 62.1 percent share based on a China Internet Network...
Publisher Groups To Test New Search Engine Rights Management System Google Reader Censorship In China, Not So Much. I need human help with my membership! Search Engine Forums Spotlight - Links to the week's topics from search engine forums across...
Human Rights Group & UK House of Commons Demand Google, Yahoo, & Microsoft To Stop Censorship - Human Rights Watch told Google, Yahoo and Microsoft to be upfront with their users about the censorship and stand up to the political pressure China...
Rights Group It was ironic that companies whose existence depends on freedom of information and expression have taken on the role of censor, even in cases where the Chinese government makes no specific demands for them to do so.
Earlier this week, GameShout.com published an article reporting that Human Rights Watch group in New York told Google, Yahoo and Microsoft to be upfront with their users about the censorship and stand up to the political pressure China places on...
human rights. Eric Schmidt talking on big issues; Yahoo damned over censorship in China (but were six queries a fair test? Talks On Staying In China, GBuy politically-sensitive keywords" including ? Microsoft expands MSN portal [in China] to...
human rights. Schmidt talking on big issues; Yahoo damned over censorship in China (but were six queries a fair test? Odeo channel or through iTunes via this link (or use alternative iTunes instructions explained here) or though our Yahoo...
Reporters Without Borders, an advocacy group, conducted tests by querying ten "politically-sensitive keywords" including press freedom or human rights. Wired News reports that Yahoo China is the strictest at censoring out politically sensitive...
Congress Briefing on Human Rights and the Internet and China Microsoft and Yahoo Provide Statements to Congressional Caucus Regarding China "Google has no license for China service: newspaper" from Reuters covers new questions on whether Google...
Private industry alone cannot effectively influence foreign government policies on issues like the free exchange of ideas, maximum access to information, and human rights reform, and we believe continued government-to-government dialogue is vital...
Congress Briefing on Human Rights and the Internet and China Today's search podcast covers search engines skipping a US Congress briefing on China censorship issues (but they'll make the hearing later this month); Dell leaves not-for-prime-time...
The Congressional Human Rights Caucus held a briefing (not a formal hearing) on Wednesday about human rights issues and the Internet in China. With all their power and influence, wealth and high visibility, they neglected to commit to the kind of...
Danny blogged yesterday that Google and Microsoft were not going to send representatives to appear at a US Congressional Human Rights Caucus briefing taking place today in D.C.where human rights and the Internet in China will be discussed.
House Subcommittee on Human Rights. Google's new China search engine not only censors many Web sites that question the Chinese government, but it goes further than similar services from Microsoft and Yahoo by targeting teen pregnancy, homosexuality...
Translation: "If you own something, you're responsible for what's there," says Nicholas Bequelin, a researcher for Human Rights Watch in Hong Kong. The list of "protected" keywords such as "democracy" or "human rights" should be appended to the...
As I've said in the past total size numbers are primarily used for marketing purposes, bragging rights if you like. Yahoo in Talks on Record China Investment. Yahoo's new service will differ from Google in that it will add human editorial to the...
