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'Do not be evil'; just support it and shut down those who oppose it.

Here is the story of Wael Abbas, an Egyptian blogger and human rights activist who used YouTube to post videos of police brutality. His efforts drew attention of the world towards police torture in Egypt. As a result, the Egyptian government took action against responsible police officers and the court convicted them. But, YouTube chose to suspended his account.

It is completely shocking. The Egyptian government doesn't have problems with the blogger but, YouTube does. 'Do not be evil'; just support it and shut down those who oppose it. Isn't this hypocrisy on the part of Google? On one hand, YouTube is happy to be the world's largest collection of porn and illegal downloads and on the other hand it is shutting down people who support democracy and human rights. I would like to ask Rep. Tom Lantos; who is moral pygmie now?

2007-12-02 20:27:41 GMT
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