Showing posts with label Canadian nationality law. Show all posts
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Monday, June 18, 2012

Google Says U.S. Govt Requests to Remove Content Increased Over 100 Percent

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Computer World
Western democracies, which are not typically associated with censorship, have demanded that Google take down certain political videos, blog posts, and other content, the company said Sunday.

The company as on previous occasions has been asked to take down political speech in many countries, Google said. "It's alarming not only because free expression is at risk, but because some of these requests come from countries you might not suspect--Western democracies not typically associated with censorship," said Dorothy Chou, Google's senior policy analyst in a blog post.