Andrew Lih wrote:
FYI - silly headline for a self-serving (for The Observer) article.
Yes, Wikipedia is defying Chinese censors by... er... well... doing nothing and being itself.
Wikipedia defies China's censors
David Smith and Jo Revill Sunday September 10, 2006 The Observer
http://observer.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,,1869006,00.html
I couldn't help noticing the paragraphs at the end:
Sergey Brin, co-founder of Google, has said that the company compromised its principles by accepting Chinese censorship. He said it was 'a set of rules that we weren't comfortable with.'
With capitalism as a guiding principle he's uncomfortable all the way to the bank.
ยท Members of the US Congress have championed the Global Online Freedom Act in a bid to stop major internet companies co-operating with regimes that restrict free expression, including Belarus, China, Cuba, Ethiopia, Iran, Laos, North Korea, Tunisia and Vietnam.
The US Congress is, as ever, secure in the belief that two wrongs do make a right. Apart from China, have any of these taken consistent steps against Wikipedia. Even North Korea doesn't discriminate against us; apparently it just blocks everything.
Ec