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  • What Google censors in China

    Google's new China search engine not only censors many Web sites that question the Chinese government, but it goes further than similar services from Microsoft and Yahoo by targeting teen pregnancy, homosexuality, dating, beer and jokes.

  • Microsoft staff defend blog censorship

    A senior Microsoft manager has defended the decision to remove the blog of a Chinese journalist from the company's MSN Spaces site, claiming that content which breaks national laws must be taken down.

  • Google to censor China Web searches

    Google said on Tuesday it would launch versions of its search and news Web sites in China that censor material deemed objectionable to authorities there, reasoning that users getting limited access to content was better than none.

  • Microsoft blog service sparks censorship dodging

    MSN Spaces, Microsoft's new blogging service, has sparked a new game -- trying to circumvent its censorship controls.

  • Yahoo calls for help over Web censorship

    Internet giant Yahoo has called for Internet, communications, and media organisations to work with the US government over Chinese censorship online, the Financial Times reported on Monday.

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