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You are hereGoogle as editor of content and defender of free speech...when convenient
Submitted by Scott Cleland on Thu, 2007-09-06 13:02
The Financial Times had a noteworthy article about Google's role as an editor of content and defender of free speech -- when Google finds it convenient: "Thailand lifts Youtube ban after Google agrees to block some clips." This article is an interesting juxtaposition to Google CEO Eric Schmidt's very recent comments on the importance of free speech at a speech before the Progress and Freedom Foundation.
The FT article is a good opportunity to review if Google's actions support Google's rhetoric when it comes to Google defending free speech...
Bottomline: Google is not just an computer algorithm that searaches and finds desired information -- it is also an editorial filter where Google management decides what portion of the world's information is made accessible to whom.
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