Censorship threatens Google profits

"Where ongoing worldwide public concern and diplomatic pressure have singularly failed to convince Google it should be helping the people who use its services, the Dollar Almighty dollar might succeed.

Do No Evil Google which, with Microsoft and Yahoo, is: helping to spread the "virus of internet repression," according to Amnesty International; which has censored its web site in China; and, which was the only firm to totally fail a six-month investigation into privacy practices employed by key Net-based companies, "is seeking help inside the Beltway to fight the rise of Web censorship worldwide," says Associated Press."

"But it isn't worried about human rights violations. Rather,"Google sees the dramatic increase in government Net censorship, particularly in Asia and the Middle East, as a potential threat to its advertising-driven business model, and wants government officials to consider the issue in economic, rather than just political, terms," says the story." -- Read more