links for 2006-01-26

• Do Web filters protect your child? | Tech News on ZDNet
  "They're not a substitute for parenting," said Danielle Yates, a spokeswoman for the Internet Education Foundation...
  (tags: censorship)
• Blogger News Network: Blogger News Network Discontinues Google Ads
  "In response to the decision of Google to gain access to the Chinese market by censoring its search content, Blogger News Network has reached the difficult decision to discontinue running Google's ads on our service."
  (tags: china google search censorship freespeech)
• KR Washington Bureau | 01/25/2006 | China tightens restrictions on journalists' freedom of expression
  "Chinese authorities don't say which topics are taboo, making self-censorship even more pronounced. Senior leaders enjoy access to internal journalistic reports on matters such as social unrest and major business swindles, but possession of the sensitive
  (tags: china chineseinternetresearch censorship freespeech blogs)
• Google.cn Censorship. Don't Be Greedy - Digital-Lifestyles.info
  "It appears that Google now feel that they are so vital to the world that they can act against the wishes of the vast majority of their users. We can't help but to draw strong parallels to many Western governments of late."
  (tags: china chineseinternetresearch google censorship freespeech trust)
• OpenNet Initiative Blog » Blog Archive » Google.cn Filtering: How It Works
  "This filtering is quite similar to the filtering conducted by domestic Chinese search engines."
  (tags: china chineseinternetresearch censorship freespeech google search)
• Davos Dispatches: Brin defends Google's China move - Jan. 25, 2006
  "Brin says the decision was difficult, but made easier by discussions he had with Chinese human rights activists, including one he met at the Fortune Brainstorm Conference."
  (tags: china google search censorship freespeech)
• From Dan: A Letter to the Bayosphere Community | Bayosphere
  "As the Bayosphere project was playing out last fall, I concluded that I could do more for the citizen journalism movement by forming a nonprofit enterprise, a "Center for Citizen Media" where I could put my skills and passion for the genre to better use
  (tags: citizenmedia CitizenJournalism blogs)
• Imagethief : In praise of Google in China
  "For the record, Imagethief thinks that Google is doing the right thing, and taking a reasonable approach to the conundrum of operating in China..."
  (tags: china censorship freespeech google search chineseinternetresearch)
• Some content is not displayed- Danwei
  "The self-righteous anger is absurd. People who say Google should pull out of China rather than offer a censored service do not use the Internet in China."
  (tags: china chineseinternetresearch censorship freespeech google)
• Guardian Unlimited | The Guardian | Freedom to search?
  "Google finds itself held to a higher standard, because it is more than just another company. As far as the internet ecosystem is concerned, Google is the weather."
  (tags: google search privacy censorship freespeech)