Microsoft figured out a way to avoid coming across as the bad guy…
Microsoft says it is setting new policies on shutting down Web journals after its much-publicized squelching of a well-known Chinese blogger at the request of Chinese officials.
The Redmond software company, operator of a popular blogging technology called MSN Spaces, said Tuesday that it will endeavor to make blogs available to users elsewhere even if Microsoft decides it is legally obliged to block them in a particular country.
The company also pledged to provide users with a clear notice that it has shut down a website when the decision to do so stemmed from a legal mandate. Previously, it has simply said the content was unavailable. From USATODAY.com … More