Google defiant over censorship in China – David Smith

 C Pictures 2006 02 05 Ba Google 0023Kk From The Guardian:

Google is to enter the political arena in earnest this week when it debates freedom of speech, intellectual property rights and how to connect Africa to the internet at a special UN conference.

The Silicon Valley giant will attempt to position itself as a force for change that can finance web entrepreneurs in the developing world, champion the rights of consumers against ‘over-zealous’ copy-right laws and use the web to protect diverse minority cultures and languages.

But Google will declare itself unrepentant over the controversial decision to censor its search engine at the behest of Beijing. At the first Internet Governance Forum in Athens, starting tomorrow, the firm will insist its presence in China does more good than harm by getting more information to more people. [Full Text]

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