Google: Censorship Requests 'Alarming'

BRUSSELS - Google has received more than 1,000 requests from authorities to take down content from its search results or YouTube video in the last six months of 2011, the company said on Monday, denouncing what it said was an alarming trend. In its twice Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Dwight Rousu - Jun 18, 2012 - 9:31 AM PDT
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Sirajul Islam
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by Sirajul Islam - Jun. 19, 2012

Informative Reuters report (reposted in HuffPost) on censorship requests to Google from 'authorities' to take down content from its search engine results or YouTube videos. THe report has many links and references, and based on interviews of credible sources.

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Kristin Gorski
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by Kristin Gorski - Jun. 19, 2012

“It’s alarming not only because free expression is at risk, but because some of these requests come from countries you might not suspect — Western democracies ... More »

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