06 Jan 2006
When in Rome ... or Beijing

This has been all over the place - I spotted it first on Secular Blasphemy, and I must say that it's so refreshing to see Microsoft following the lead of Cisco in aiding and abetting repressive regimes worldwide. It's the new global economy, all right.

At China's request, Microsoft shuts down a politically sensitive blog which runs on its web log-hosting service, arguing that it must obey local laws in order to continue doing business in China.

(link) [Wired News: Top Stories]

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