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Curbs on Media, Internet Use Rise Worldwide, U.S. Report Says (Bloomberg)

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March 11 (Bloomberg) — Suppression of freedom of expression through crackdowns on the media and on Internet use rose last year, including in China, Iran and Russia, according to the U.S. State Department’s annual report on human rights. (read on….) Related items Google says talks with China ongoing (AFP via Yahoo! News) Google says it’s in talks with...
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Google says talks with China ongoing (AFP via Yahoo! News)

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Google said on Thursday that it was in talks with China on the future of the US Internet giant in the Asian nation, after the firm threatened to leave over cyber-attacks and state web censorship. (here is more…) Related items Google says it’s in talks with China (Los Angeles Times) Google China Censorship Talks to Yield Results ‘Soon’...
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Google says it’s in talks with China (Los Angeles Times)

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CEO Eric Schmidt expects ’something will happen soon’ after the Internet search giant vowed to remove censorship filters after it suffered a cyber attack. Google Inc. broke a long silence in its clash with China on Wednesday as its chief executive, Eric Schmidt, said that the Internet search giant was talking to Chinese officials...
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Google China Censorship Talks to Yield Results ‘Soon’ (Update5) (Bloomberg)

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March 10 (Bloomberg) — Google Inc. , in talks with China after threatening to stop censoring Internet search results there, said the discussions will yield results soon. (here is more…) Related items Google says talks with China ongoing (AFP via Yahoo! News) Google says it’s in talks with China (Los Angeles Times) US Trade Rep unsure if legal options...
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US Trade Rep unsure if legal options exist to negotiate China Internet restriction (ZDNet)

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At the National Press Club luncheon, guest speaker US Trade Representative Ron Kirk was asked about China, and spoke of current Internet service provider challenges facing U.S. owned companies such as Google which has strained relations with the Chinese government. We are still dialoguing not just with Google, but with other Internet providers, to...
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