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Google sticks by censorship policy.

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An attempt to force Google to stop censoring its search results in repressive countries has been rejected by its shareholders.

The proposal called on Google to resist attempts at censorship, tell people when it is censoring search results, and tell people what data it is retaining.

It won support from Amnesty -- one of many human rights groups who criticised the company in early 2006 for bowing to pressure from the Chinese government and censoring its search results in China.

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{"commentId":700846,"authorDomain":"mattcoxonline"}

Censorship is bad, kids. I think if they have to do it to do business in said company, they should at least let people know the results are censored in a 'Safe Search' is on style, but one that you can't turn off.

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Reply#1 - Fri May 11, 2007 2:00 PM EDT
{"commentId":700852,"authorDomain":"mattcoxonline"}
do business in said company, they should

I meant 'country.'

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    Reply#2 - Fri May 11, 2007 2:01 PM EDT
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