Congressional Blog Reading

So after I droned on about Google willingly, eagerly assisting in the repression of a billion people, I saw only a little coverage on the blogosphere. It wasn't until yesterday mid-day that the topic really exploded on the Internet. But even then I didn't see very many people calling for government action.

The Google story made the newscasts in the second or third segments last night. I was fairly upset that nobody seemed to care in the media. So I was pleased to see this morning that Congressman Chris Smith of New Jersey is calling for an investigation. I'm glad that someone on Capitol hill is paying attention to the online commentary.

US congressman takes Google to task on China
By Stephanie Kirchgaessner in Washington
The decision by Chris Smith, a Republican congressman from New Jersey who chairs a House subcommittee on Human Rights, to call for a February 16 hearing to examine the operating procedures of US internet companies in China, represents the first signs of what could become a serious backlash against Google and other internet companies in Washington that are perceived as capitulating to the Chinese government.

Mr Smith on Wednesday accused Google of “collaborating .. with persecutors” who imprison and torture Chinese citizens “in the service of truth”.

“It is astounding that Google, whose corporate philosophy is ‘don’t be evil’ would enable evil by cooperating with China’s censorship policies just to make a buck,” he said.

As told by Christo on January 25, 2006 @ 23:49

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