Gates says government web censorship doesn't work


And I agree

Pay attention, because you are not going to see me say this very often.

Bill Gates is right about this one.

Microsoft Corp Chairman Bill Gates said on Wednesday that government attempts to censor Web sites or blogs would fail since the banned information could get out in defiance of official efforts.

The spread of private e-mail means online users could distribute banned news despite government injunctions, he told a news conference.

"You may be able to take a very visible Web site and say that something shouldn't be there, but if there's a desire by the population to know something, it's going to get out," he said.

However, Gates said Microsoft, the world's biggest computer software company, had to meet legal requirements of the countries where it does business.

I'm not particularly fond of Microsoft (stuff crashes my Macs) or it's founder, but I am willing to give credit where credit is due. This is one of those times.

— NeoWayland

Posted: Wed - February 1, 2006 at 03:37 PM  Tag


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