Allegations Yahoo Collaborated With Chinese Government to Jail Journalist
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08-29-2007, 10:48 AM,
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Torturehoo: Yahoo claims US has no jurisdiction in torture case
Latest update:
Quote:Yahoo is asking a federal court to dismiss a lawsuit filed by a human rights organization that claims the Internet portal's cooperation with the Chinese government resulted in the torture and 10-year jail term of political dissident Wang Xiaoning. Xiaoning had used a Yahoo account to anonymously post to the Web materials relating to the Tiananmen Square massacre. Yahoo turned over identifying details for the account at the request of the Chinese government, which subsequently arrested Xiaoning... full article: http://ecommercetimes.com/story/aP0qFhMb...urts.xhtml |
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08-30-2007, 07:07 AM,
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Re: Allegations Yahoo Collaborated With Chinese Government to Jail Journalist
Quote:Yahoo is asking a federal court to dismiss a lawsuit filed by a human rights organization that claims the Internet portal's cooperation with the Chinese government resulted in the torture and 10-year jail term of political dissident Wang Xiaoning. Xiaoning had used a Yahoo account to anonymously post to the Web materials relating to the Tiananmen Square massacre. Yahoo turned over identifying details for the account at the request of the Chinese government, which subsequently arrested Xiaoning... Bolding mine. You would think that an American company would wish to hold to American ideals. Apparently not-------they prefer to sell their integrity to the highest bidder. I hope that Americans boycott Yahoo. They richly deserve it. |
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11-07-2007, 01:41 PM,
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Re: Allegations Yahoo Collaborated With Chinese Government to Jail Journalist
Update: Yahoo defends its actions before US Congress:
Quote:Two top Yahoo Inc. officials on Tuesday defended their company's role in the jailing of a Chinese journalist but ran into withering congressional criticism over information Yahoo gave the Chinese government about the man's online activities. full article: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071107/ap_o...ress_yahoo |
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12-08-2007, 03:01 PM,
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Yahoo Betrays Free Speech
A NYT Op-Ed piece:
Quote:For a company that ostensibly believes in the Internets liberating power, Yahoo has a gallingly backward understanding of the value of free expression. full article: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/02/opinio....html?_r=2&th&emc=th&oref=slogin&oref=slogin
Al draagt een aap een gouden ring, het is en blijft een lelijk ding
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