Old 08-06-2017, 06:26 PM
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whalesurfer
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Originally Posted by DFNJ View Post
Although not an exact situation, it makes Apple look hypocritical from the Apple-FBI dispute last year, FBI–Apple encryption dispute.
Agree 100%
I applaud Google's stance and find Apple's but especially Yahoo's actions absolutely appalling.
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Google ->
"...Google said it stopped running the censored Google.cn service on Monday and was routing its Chinese users to an uncensored version of Google based in Hong Kong.
"We want as many people in the world as possible to have access to our services, including users in mainland China, yet the Chinese government has been crystal clear throughout our discussions that self-censorship is a non-negotiable legal requirement," said Senior Vice President David Drummond, Google's chief legal officer, on the blog...."

(when in mainland China Google's search engine is now redirected to Hong Kong which is still, and only for now, semi-free from Communist China's censorship.)

Google quits censoring search in China - CNN.com

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Apple ->
"...Apple has shut down its Apple News Service in China without prior consent from its users, surrendering to communist China’s demands to censor news Beijing deems unacceptable..."

https://www.eurotopics.net/en/172246...rship-in-china

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Meanwhile:
Yahoo ->
"...Chinese journalist Shi Tao, jailed for eight years after Yahoo gave up his identity..."

Chinese journalist Shi Tao, jailed for eight years after Yahoo gave up his identity, gets early release | South China Morning Post
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