Technics: Info: Wikipedia refuses China censorship

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A refreshing newsbit regarding Wikipedia's refusal of China censorship. kdawson posts this quote from truthsearch on today's Slashdot:

"Jimmy Wales has defied the Chinese government by refusing to bow to censorship of politically sensitive Wikipedia entries. He challenges other internet companies, including Google, to justify their claim that they could do more good than harm by co-operating with Beijing. Wikipedia has been banned from China since last October.

Technotes, by Owlie Scowlie

Whereas Google, Microsoft, and Yahoo went into the country accepting some restrictions on their online content, Wales believes it must be all or nothing for Wikipedia. 'We occupy a position in the culture that I wish Google would take up, which is that we stand for the freedom for information.'"

For the commentary on the original truthsearch item go to refWrite refBloggers Insert.

Further Info::

In China, it's Wikipedia versus the Internet censors (Oberserve via Taipei Times
Wikipedia defies the censors (The Hindu)

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