Monday, October 22, 2007
AMERICAN CENSORSHIP AID TO CHINA HOT TOPIC ON NET
After reading the article "China: western companies under fire over media controls" in China South China Morning Post I think that it is appalling that the United States , which is suppose to be the epitome of democratic ideals is selling censorship tools to China and its repressive government just to make a quick buck.
"In their quest for profits, Western companies are selling press-muzzling equipment to China, censoring their search engines or blog tools and even passing on information that may help reveal the identity of journalists critical of Beijing, media freedom groups say."
It makes absolutely no sense(except economically). We are supporting a governmental regime that stands for the complete opposite of what we do.I began to research this selling of censorship software on the net and I came up with lots of interesting stuff. Apparently this is a hot topic on the internet! Here are some links to give you all an idea. They make for interesting reading.
Angry Chinese Blogger, Georgetown Journal of legal Ethics, US Congress Grill Internet Companies, American Censors In China, Exporting Censorship: New York Times, Legal Affairs Debate
"In their quest for profits, Western companies are selling press-muzzling equipment to China, censoring their search engines or blog tools and even passing on information that may help reveal the identity of journalists critical of Beijing, media freedom groups say."
It makes absolutely no sense(except economically). We are supporting a governmental regime that stands for the complete opposite of what we do.I began to research this selling of censorship software on the net and I came up with lots of interesting stuff. Apparently this is a hot topic on the internet! Here are some links to give you all an idea. They make for interesting reading.
Angry Chinese Blogger, Georgetown Journal of legal Ethics, US Congress Grill Internet Companies, American Censors In China, Exporting Censorship: New York Times, Legal Affairs Debate
Comments:
<< Home
Good links. What would happen if these American corportations did not cooperate with the Chinese government? Why won't our government do anything about this?
Post a Comment
<< Home
