唯一屈服的非中國公司
香港太陽報訊息，報道指出，在參與此一自律行動的網路業者中，以總部設在美國、擁有中文網址的雅虎公司最引人注目。該公司是屈服於北京政權壓力的唯一非中國公司。

《標準週刊》表示，以往外界認為大陸民眾上網，將有助於給中國大陸帶來民主，而雅虎等美國公司最近一連串的「投降」行動，已使這種希望大打折扣。

3800萬網民迂迴瀏覽

報道指出，中國政府以公共安全為名，不斷干擾一些被視為會給政權帶來威脅的網站。中國的逾三千八百萬網民需透過迂迴途徑，才能瀏覽這些網站的資訊。

報道批評雅虎的行為，指出足智多謀的電腦高手一定會設法戰勝北京當局，為中國大陸電腦用戶提供途徑，使他們能獲取被堵截的資訊，但雅虎卻選擇屈服。

http://www.renminbao.com

http://www.renminbao.com/rmb/articles/2002/8/1/22266b.html

以上是毫無疑義的定論

自由時報Aug.12,2002 以下為轉載全文
國際人權組織 斥「中國雅虎」為虎作倀　　

〔歐洲特派記者胡蕙寧╱十一日慕尼黑報導〕國際人權監護組織ＨＲＷ（Human Rights Watch）十日正式抗議中國雅虎（Yahoo! China）箝制資訊自由，用「自我審查」的方式配合中國政府，自動在中文搜尋引擎網頁上過濾消毒「有害言論」，嚴重妨害中國人權與資訊自由的發展。

　登記於美國的國際人權監護組織認為，雅虎中國在七月中自動表示，將配合中國政府「政策」，對於「有損國家」的網路資訊將明列等級，只要是經由中國雅虎連結的網頁，經過濾後不但將自動刪除「有害資訊」，隔絕「棘手消息」，甚至還將自動通知中國政府哪裡來的訊息。

　對於中國雅虎的這些「承諾」，國際人權監護組織執行長羅特（Kenneth Roth）批評是為虎作倀，自甘淪為中國政府的「犯罪跟蹤機構」，把自己從「資訊之門」變成「資訊的守門員」。

　歐洲媒體報導，中國官方公佈的上網人數約在三千八百萬左右，但是中國政府嚴定上網只能促進「商業往來使用」，任何批評官方與涉及政策討論的言論都加以禁止。中國資訊工業部認為網路社群也必須負有「公共義務」，在今年初要求中國各大學、公家機構與公司行號等約三百個入口網站，簽署遵守該項義務之「中國互聯網行業自律公約」。而「互聯網出版管理暫行規定」也已於八月一日正式實施。

　國際人權監護組織認為，中國政府藉著「有害國家安全與妨礙社會穩定」的藉口，大力阻止網路資訊的散播，這種行為正是「有系統地剝奪市民權」，並且一併監視反對意識者的網路言論。北京政府箝制的對象不只是國內的異議人士，許多國外的媒體、新聞或宗教網頁都被該國政府鎖碼，中國人民無法正常上網獲得資訊。

http://hrw.org/press/2002/08/yahoo080902.htm
Yahoo! Risks Abusing Rights in China

(New York, August 9, 2002) -Yahoo! Inc. risks complicity in rights abuses if it remains a signatory to Chinas Public Pledge on Self-discipline for the Chinese Internet Industry, Human Rights Watch said today. Human Rights Watch sent a letter to Yahoo!s CEO Terry Semel, to detail these concerns, but as of today has received no response.

If it implements the pledge, Yahoo! will become an agent of Chinese law enforcement, said Kenneth Roth, Executive Director. It will switch from being an information gateway to an information gatekeeper.

Signatories to the voluntary pledge agree to investigate all websites to which they provide links, block anything the Chinese government would consider harmful information, and report those sites to Chinese authorities. The government of the Peoples Republic of China systematically restricts public expression of oppositional views on such subjects as religion and politics. The Internet Society of China initiated the pledge this spring. Hundreds of its members, including Chinese companies, universities, and government offices, have signed on.

The Internet Society of China is the major professional association for the Internet industry. While the ISOC is called a non-governmental organization, all such groups are at least partly linked with a larger government work unit (danwei) that is responsible for their activities. In the case of the Internet Society of China, that work unit is the Ministry of Information Industry. As a rule, Chinas non-governmental organizations are funded directly by the government through the work unit system, and often function as think tanks for state policy.

The pledge commits signatories to make energetic efforts to carry forward the rich cultural tradition of the Chinese nation and the ethical norms of the socialist cultural civilization by observing all state industry regulations. In particular, signatories vow to [refrain] from producing, posting, or disseminating pernicious information that may jeopardize state security and disrupt social stability.

Some Internet companies argue that they advance the cause of free expression simply by their presence in China, Roth said. But if a powerful industry leader such as Yahoo! submits so readily to official censorship requests, it sells short the potential of this new medium to break Beijings grasp on the free flow of information.

Chinese government agencies block thousands of Internet sites believed to carry politically harmful or pornographic content. In the past two years, however, thousands of small Internet storefront cafes have sprung up around the country, making state control difficult. A fire in a Beijing Internet cafe on June 16, allegedly set by children, killed 25 people, and became the spur to a broader government crackdown. Since June, state authorities have announced plans to close 150,000 unlicensed Internet cafes nationwide and have passed new regulations requiring online publishers to guarantee the legality of their content. Internet cafes will also be required to install software capable of blocking designated foreign websites. Individuals who post or forward information that authorities find objectionable have been jailed.

Many Chinese Internet users who use Internet cafes rely on free services, such as e-mail and web access, provided by Yahoo!. This makes the U.S.-based firm especially prominent in China.

Voluntary codes of corporate conduct upholding human rights standards have become increasingly commonplace in old economy industries such as apparel, footwear, and even oil and gas, said Roth. It is ironic that a new economy company would sign on to what is in effect a code of misconduct that would undermine human rights.

Yahoo!s decision to sign the pledge places it at odds with global industry organizations. The Internet Society, an international industry association that requires all its members to commit to free expression, said that the Internet Society of China is not an affiliate because of its reluctance to make that basic human rights commitment.

今天有愚蠢市議員在找「戰慄的格林童話」這本書的麻煩，
有記者寫到格林童話當初是為了統一德國所準備，
讓分裂民族小孩子有共同的童話開始，
這很值得大家警惕。

現在我們看大陸的用語很奇怪，
但是在媒體潛移默化之下，
（當然在專業資訊翻譯方面是國內自己不爭氣，
現在用google查專業術語，簡體的結果佔大多數，
雖然跟中國版權觀念幾乎沒有有關，
但是他們的確相當用力在推專業資訊電子化）
當慣用語和流行事物越來越相近，
統一的阻力就小了一大步。