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    News - Legislation seeks to nix Internet censorship

    A Republican led bill is seeking to prevent Internet search giants like Google, Yahoo and Microsoft from complying with restrictive regulations in authoritarian regimes like China.
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    Re: News - Legislation seeks to nix Internet censorship

    Not convinced that this is the right way to go, it seems a bit like imposing your laws in other countries - something that's never sat right with me.

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    Re: News - Legislation seeks to nix Internet censorship

    Actually they should do it. Like so many past US foreign policy "initiatives" it'll come back and bite them in the derriere one way or another. Some idiots never learn.

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    Re: News - Legislation seeks to nix Internet censorship

    Hmmm not sure leglisation that demands companies ignore legislation in another country that they operate in is such a good idea.

    Clearly the issue of net censorship needs solving, but I don't see how this will help.
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    Re: News - Legislation seeks to nix Internet censorship

    My immediate gut reaction ..... the legislation is a good idea, though I see why Google etc wouldn't like it.

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    Re: News - Legislation seeks to nix Internet censorship

    Although I agree with the legislation it does seem a bit American Crusade! Saving the world and getting the girl!

    Perhaps the legislation should stop American companies handing over information to authoritarian regimes, I remember a case a while back where Google handed information over to Chinese authorities about political activists.

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