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“censorship”

Apr
21
2010

Those Bricks Barrick Gold Dropped on Publishers

The huge mining corporation’s legal actions against two small book presses — what do they say about our democracy?
By Philip Resnick | TheTyee.ca | April 21, 2010
Barrick Gold is a giant in the world of Canadian mining corporations, and its founder and chair, Peter Munk, has revelled in media attention for his philanthropy. For example, [...]

Jan
13
2010

Google to end censorship in China over cyber attacks

Decision from world’s leading search engine comes amid a clampdown on the internet in China over the last year Google challenge to China over censorship
by Tania Branigan in Beijing | The Guardian |  Wednesday 13 January 2010
Google, the world’s leading search engine, has thrown down the gauntlet to China by saying it is no longer willing to censor search results [...]