Microsoft censors Chinese blogger
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Microsoft has removed the website of a Chinese blogger critical of the government, raising sharp questions about the company's complicity with a repressive regime.
The decision to delete Zhao Jing's site from its Microsoft hosting package was defended by the software giant's CEO Steve Ballmer. 'We have an obligation in all the countries where we do business to abide by the laws and the government decrees in those countries,' he said.
But the decision has raised critical voices within the company itself, with several employees worrying about a US company aiding restrictions on free speech.
Microsoft has removed the website of a Chinese blogger critical of the government, raising sharp questions about the company's complicity with a repressive regime.
The decision to delete Zhao Jing's site from its Microsoft hosting package was defended by the software giant's CEO Steve Ballmer. 'We have an obligation in all the countries where we do business to abide by the laws and the government decrees in those countries,' he said.
But the decision has raised critical voices within the company itself, with several employees worrying about a US company aiding restrictions on free speech.
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