Microsoft China blocks words democracy, freedom

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Microsoft China blocks words democracy, freedom
Posted by Mark-James McDougall on 14 Jun 2005 - 19:10 | 54 comments

The users of Microsoft's new China-based internet portal were recently blocked from using the words democracy, freedom and human rights in a move by the software giant to please Beijing.Other words that are not permitted on Microsoft China's free online blog service, MSN Spaces, include: Taiwan independence and demonstration.

If a user attempts to post one of these words in his blog, he would recieve the following message: "this item should not contain forbidden speech such as profanity. Please enter a different word for this item".

Microsoft has already been critisized for working with the Chinese government in an attempt to censor the internet.

View: MSN China Homepgae
source: Neowin.net