Yahoo will not abolish censorship in China
According to the BBC , Yahoo’s shareholders did not agree to change the policy of the company, which was to oppose Internet censorship.
The proposal to create a committee on human rights, which would revise the company's policy throughout the world, including in China, wasdeclined .
At the annual meeting of shareholders, the proposal to revise the company's policy was supported by 14% of those present, and the creation of a human rights committee was only 4%.
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Human rights groups have criticized Yahoo since 2005, when the company provided emails to some political dissidents. Thus, the materials obtained were used in a court against the Chinese journalist Shi Tao and served as proof of his guilt.
But Yahoo declares that the company is obliged to reckon with local laws, where it works.
The proposal to create a committee on human rights, which would revise the company's policy throughout the world, including in China, was
At the annual meeting of shareholders, the proposal to revise the company's policy was supported by 14% of those present, and the creation of a human rights committee was only 4%.
')
Human rights groups have criticized Yahoo since 2005, when the company provided emails to some political dissidents. Thus, the materials obtained were used in a court against the Chinese journalist Shi Tao and served as proof of his guilt.
But Yahoo declares that the company is obliged to reckon with local laws, where it works.
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/10689/
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