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Google, Yahoo, And Microsoft Suppressing Free Speech Online, Brittany Alexander
Google, Yahoo, And Microsoft Suppressing Free Speech Online, Brittany Alexander
The Review: A Journal of Undergraduate Student Research
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Foreign governments censor the online activity of their citizens. Iran and China are the top two countries who have been known to censor, filter, and block content that contains any sexual, women's rights, and anti-governmental blogs or content. The American Search Engines Google, Microsoft, and Yahoo are helping these governments censor their people, thus limiting free speech and expression. Nothing can be done to stop foreign governments from suppressing their own people, but something can and should be done to prevent American Search engines from aiding these …