Pyro Posted February 9, 2006 Share Posted February 9, 2006 http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/0 ... index.html What can I say? While it may seem like "just bussiness", think about it. Let's assume you were living in a country where there was no freedom, the politicians ruled like gods. You were trying to spark debate on whether this was truly right on the internet, and suddenly one of the companies you hire for internet services send this information to the government, allowing them to arrest you. Once again, glorious tyranny has prevailed. Would you want to support such a company? I wouldn't, and I don't see this as any different to what Yahoo is doing. They can blame whichever part of the company they want for all I care, I for one want nothing to do with a company who would gladly betray honest men and women fighting for their rights to fascistic regimes. Whether you personally consider China a police state or not is pretty irrelevant, the point remains the same. Hence, I intend to avoid using any service offered by Yahoo, including websites hosted by or affiliated with it, and I encourage you to do the same. By using these sites, you are supporting these actions financially. Remember that this is not the first time this has happened. I don't particularily care for Yahoos excuses, if the laws of the country force you to partake in horrible actions, you simply do not operate in that country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercifull Posted February 9, 2006 Share Posted February 9, 2006 I read about this a few months ago when it was on the BBC. Its sickening, Yahoo only care about their pockets and its one of the reasons why i refuse to use their products. Mercifull <3 Suzi "We don't want players to be able to buy their way to success in RuneScape. If we let players start doing this, it devalues RuneScape for others. We feel your status in real-life shouldn't affect your ability to be successful in RuneScape" Jagex 01/04/01 - 02/03/12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubsa Posted February 10, 2006 Share Posted February 10, 2006 I just can't understand what Yahoo had to gain by doing something like that. You're right, it's sickening. This is how much you all raised for charity. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonicwave42 Posted February 14, 2006 Share Posted February 14, 2006 I seriously don't get why Yahoo did that. They're actually just hurting themselves by reporting your actions to the gov't, even when they have no say in the matter, because if there are enough incidents like this, Yahoo will start losing money. And even then Yahoo may not care about it, since they already are wallowing in thousands of dollars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatsilverwyrm Posted February 14, 2006 Share Posted February 14, 2006 Ugh, this makes me hate yahoo even more than I already do for their marketing standards. Buying up small-ish programs and then pretty much killing development on them. Way to go, Yahoo.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Necromagus Posted February 14, 2006 Share Posted February 14, 2006 I guess whoever made the call on that decided that the profit they saved from scoring points with the Chinese governement outweighed the damage they'd suffer if it got out... My Tip.It Times Articles (10 and counting) || The Varrock Library Author Index projectDo you dare to dream? - Part 19 added. || The Hospital (WIP) - New story!Necromagus looks like a viking ... with glasses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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