Microsoft censors blogs at Chinese portal
China amp Chinese bloggers even on foreignsponsored sites better chose their words carefully amp the censors are watching
Users of the Spaces section of Microsoft Corps new Chinabased Web portal get a scolding message each time they input words deemed taboo by the communist authorities amp such as democracy freedom and human rights
Prohibited language in text please delete the message says
However the restrictions appear to apply only to the subject line of such entries Writing them into the text with a more innocuous subject heading seems to be no problem...
Microsoft censors Chinese blogs
Also being restricted on the free parts of the site are journal entries that mention human rights and Taiwan independence
Those using these banned words or writing entries that are pornographic or contain sensitive information get a popup warning that reads This message contains a banned expression please delete this expression
Microsofts Spaces site is run by its joint venture partner the statebacked Shanghai Alliance Investment Ltd
Microsoft said people who used its Spaces service were required to abide by its code of conduct...
Microsoft Censors Blogs at Chinese Portal
Microsoft and its Chinese business partner governmentfunded Shanghai Alliance Investment work with authorities to omit certain forbidden language said Adam Sohn a global sales and marketing director for
But he added I dont have access to the list at this point so I cant really comment specifically on whats there
Online tests found that apart from politically sensitive words obscenities and sexual references also are banned
Spaces which offers free blog space is connected to Microsofts China portal The portal was launched on May 26 and some 5 million blogs have since been created Microsoft said...
Democracy is a "bad word:'' Microsoft censors blogs at its new Chinese portal
China Chinese bloggers even on foreignsponsored sites better chose their words carefully the censors are watching
Users of the Spaces section of Microsoft Corps new Chinabased Web portal get a scolding message each time they input words deemed taboo by the communist authorities such as democracy freedom and human rights
Prohibited language in text please delete the message says
However the restrictions appear to apply only to the subject line of such entries Writing them into the text with a more innocuous subject heading seems to be no problem...
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However the restrictions appear to apply only to the subject line of such entries Writing them into the text with a more innocuous subject heading seems to be no problem
Microsofts Chinese staff could not be reached immediately for comment However a spokesman at the tech giants headquarters in Seattle acknowledged that the company is cooperating with the Chinese government to censor its Chineselanguage Web portal
Microsoft and its Chinese business partner governmentfunded Shanghai Alliance Investment work with authorities to omit certain forbidden language said Adam Sohn a global sales and marketing director for...