While I'm sympathetic to the idea, I'm a little surprised that Google should support an enterprise which by its very name -- "breaking borders" -- many countries would find offensive.
For example, Google participation can hardly endear the company to China, whose determination to maintain an information border is well known and which is perhaps even more important to them than their geographical border.
This is kinda a stupid idea... providers of such means of communication in dictatorship-managed countries will be executed by their government if they win the prize!!! Isn't it true?
And this is, again, kinda stupid while the people providing such prizes, ban other people from means of communication. For example, Iranians are banned from using American wide used free services, such as google earth! You have to correct yourselves first.
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ReplyDeleteWhile I'm sympathetic to the idea, I'm a little surprised that Google should support an enterprise which by its very name -- "breaking borders" -- many countries would find offensive.
ReplyDeleteFor example, Google participation can hardly endear the company to China, whose determination to maintain an information border is well known and which is perhaps even more important to them than their geographical border.
This is kinda a stupid idea...
ReplyDeleteproviders of such means of communication in dictatorship-managed countries will be executed by their government if they win the prize!!!
Isn't it true?
And this is, again, kinda stupid while the people providing such prizes, ban other people from means of communication. For example, Iranians are banned from using American wide used free services, such as google earth!
You have to correct yourselves first.
Regards,
an Iranian
Ich kann kaum glauben das der Fall der Mauer schon 20 Jahre her ist.
ReplyDeleteWir haben diese furchtbaren alten Zeiten noch mitgemacht.