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Yahoo! also finked on Chinese dissidents and will custom-censor their site for your country's level of oppression.
Eventually, will Yahoo! edit their results for other kinds of repression and bigotry? I think it would be easier if you could just choose Yahoo!Chechnya or Yahoo!Mobutu or Yahoo!Klan and get custom-tailored Yahoo! content to suit your dis- or misinformative needs.
They're not just spineless; Yahoo! is a bad company because they've decided to truck with evil. The information on the internet is a light unto the world, and freedom of information made Yahoo! what it is.
Does Yahoo! merely lack the courage of their convictions, or are their scruples for sale? Sounds like both to me.
Yahoo! is in the business of providing information, but they will censor at the behest of dictators and provide information on dissidents to secret police.
Oh yeah, and (finally on topic) they'll also advance the ignorant "War on Allah," either out of held conviction or pandering to the LCD.
They've shown us what they value, and it ain't life, liberty, the pursuit of happiness, truth, justice, the American way, or even just common decency. I wonder what they get in return for hopping in the sack with monsters. I can only hope it's monster babies down the road (like in V).