Skype uses peer pressure defense to explain China text censorship
10:46 - Thursday 20 April 2006 by From the Web
Source: Tom's Hardware – Keywords: skype, china Category : Miscellaneous
Source: Tom's Hardware – Keywords: skype, china Category : Miscellaneous
VoIP firm Skype has admitted that its Chinese partner filters instant messages sent using its software to comply with local censorship laws. Tom Online, Skype’s joint venture partner in China, has "implemented a text filter, which is what everyone else in that market is doing. Those are the regulations," Niklas Zennstrom, Skype’s chief executive, told the Financial Times.
Read the complete story here. (The Register)
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