June 13, 2007 at 19:03Yahoo will not cancel censorship in China
According to the BBC , Yahoo shareholders did not agree to change the company's policy, which was to oppose Internet censorship.
The proposal to create a Committee on Human Rights, which would revise the policy of the company all over the world, including in China, waszaminusovali rejected.
At the annual meeting of shareholders, a proposal to review the company's policies was supported by 14% of those present, and the creation of a human rights committee was supported by only 4%.
Human rights groups have criticized Yahoo since 2005, when the company provided authorities with emails from some political dissidents. So, the materials received were used in court.against the Chinese journalist Shi Tao and served as evidence of his guilt.
But Yahoo says the company must reckon with local laws where it works.
The proposal to create a Committee on Human Rights, which would revise the policy of the company all over the world, including in China, was
At the annual meeting of shareholders, a proposal to review the company's policies was supported by 14% of those present, and the creation of a human rights committee was supported by only 4%.
Human rights groups have criticized Yahoo since 2005, when the company provided authorities with emails from some political dissidents. So, the materials received were used in court.against the Chinese journalist Shi Tao and served as evidence of his guilt.
But Yahoo says the company must reckon with local laws where it works.