NYTimes Compares Google and Yahoo

In a well-written article in this morning's New York Times, Nicholas Kristof makes the connection:

"By announcing that it no longer plans to censor search results in China, even if that means it must withdraw from the country, Google is showing spine — a kind that few other companies or governments have shown toward Beijing ... Whatever the motivations, it marks a refreshing contrast to Yahoo assisting the Chinese government in sending four dissidents — Shi Tao, Li Zhi, Jiang Lijun and Wang Xiaoning — to prison for terms of up to 10 years."

A refreshing contrast, indeed. As most of our readers know, Human Rights USA represented Shi Tao and Wang Xiaoning in their lawsuit against Yahoo!, which settled in 2007.

For more information on the recent cyberattacks, the companies and people impacted, and the human rights community's reaction, click here.