Hypocrits About 1 hour after I wrote my previous post today about Yahoo! helping the Chinese un-democratic government in prosecuting political dissdents, the news came in that Skype (the voip company) also has caved in to Chinese laws and is actively censoring text messages that Chinese Skype users are sending one another: The Ebay-owned company admitted its joint-venture partner on the mainland, Tom.com, had edited messages containing words considered politically sensitive by the Chinese government. Among them were “Falun Gong”, the outlawed religious sect, and “Dalai Lama”, the Buddhist leader of disputed Tibet, the Financial Times reported Wednesday. The Ebay-owned […]
Big Brother Yahoo!
Online KGB Obviously politics and technology do not mix that well: Reporters without Borders reports once again how Yahoo! has helped the Chinese police to gather evidence to implicate another political dissident. Reporters Without Borders obtained a copy of the verdict in the case of Jiang Lijun who whas sentenced to four years in prison in November 2003 for writing online pro-democracy articles. The copy of the verdict shows clearly that Yahoo! helped the Chinese police to identify him. It is the third case that proves Yahoo! was involved. In this case Yahoo! handed an e-mail to the authorities from […]