Posts Tagged with ‘china’

Yahoo! Sued Over Human Rights

Phil Butler

A human rights group is suing Yahoo Inc. on the grounds that the company assisted China's communist government with torture and dropping dime on dissidents. The World Organization for Human Rights USA seeks unspecific damages and Yahoo's participation in securing the release of the dissidents. Just after I complimented them on being more internationally educated and more [...]

China Blames Web for Youth Crime

Phil Butler

Reports out of Beijing blame the Internet for youth crime in China. Police spokesmen cited the negative influences of online pornography and violent content as a causal element in youth crime there. According to Wu Heping a spokesman for police in Beijing, recent cases involving youths show a disproportionate number to have been corrupted by [...]