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China Says “Bu Yao Xie Xie” To YouTube

Yesterday the NY Times reported that YouTube access is being blocked in China.  According to the article:

“Google said it did not know why the site had been blocked, but a report by the official Xinhua news agency of China on Tuesday said that supporters of the Dalai Lama had fabricated a video that appeared to show Chinese police officers brutally beating Tibetans after riots last year in Lhasa, the Tibetan capital.”

I’ve noted before that Google has to walk a tightrope with regard to freedom of speech in other countries. The Chinese government, in particular, has been and will continue to be an ongoing problem for them. But hey, you gotta accommodate ‘em because they’re a major player.

Full post as published by Jenkins Webblits on March 25, 2009 (boomark / email).