The US Congress has started an investigation into the new Google, MSN, Yahoo policies in China. Interestingly enough, Microsoft and Yahoo! believe that the ball is in the government’s court:
Google, Microsoft, Cisco, and Yahoo! were yesterday roundly condemned for “collaborating with China to censor the internet”, Reuters reports. During a briefing by the Congressional Human Rights Caucus, representative Tim Ryan said: “They should not let profits take precedence over traditional democratic values such as freedom of speech.”
Microsoft and Yahoo! issued a joint press statement which demanded US government intervention in the matter: “We urge the United States government to take a leadership role in this regard and have initiated a dialogue with relevant US officials to encourage such government-to-government engagement. [More…]The Register