China issue changes Microsoft's blogging stance

If you were ever unsure quite how important the ’China thing’ is right now, look no further than Microsoft’s latest announcement, stating it has changed its policy on blogging.

In a speech to government officials and community leaders in Lisbon, Portugal, Microsoft Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Brad Smith, said that blogs on MSN Spaces would no longer be removed outright if they contravened local law, but rather access to them would be restricted from the territory in question.

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