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A lire en français.

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It deals with: Corporate responsibility : Reporters Without Borders urges Internet users and bloggers to support its recommendations on freedom of expression.

As everyone will understand, my wish is to find a solution without having to call US government and legislators for help. I agree with the wish (that is why I signed) - but I do not believe in the choosen mean:

1. This immediate solution means nothing for tomorrow because I do not believe tomorrow’s Internet is American. I believe that was the 20th century and I am persuaded that many of the next global tools we will adopt will come from the rest of the world - and Asian countries will come first.
2. I do not believe that technical and innovative know-how is directly linked to democracy: and this is the core of my preoccupation!
3. US governement tradition is to treat differently the rest of the world from the domestic population as we deal with democracy and human rights: in consequences, I am not sure that RSF’s proposal will have such an effect in China or any other repressive country.
4. Having to define a repressive countries list and a touchy words list sound like quite arbitrary. And as I understand the mecanism: US governement will define all that through US legislators. Are we sure that American or French or British governments’ arbitrary is so nice and honest and best for the world?

I am sorry but I am not a believer! And I do not understand why I should talk to US governement to resolve a case in China.

If you look at it carefully: Google refuses to answer US government but execute Chinese governement’s wish - and they are not alone in that case as RSF tells it well.

You made the link: we should ask the Chinese goevernment! The point is the repressive countries don’t care and get what they want. So what can we do?