Google has refused to bow to a request by the Australian government to censor videos on YouTube, saying the move would stifle public debate on important issues such as euthanasia and drug use… Stephen Conroy, the communications minister, asked the search engine to "voluntarily" censor videos that fall within the government's broad new "refused classification" category. However, Google said blocking access to videos in the category would lead to the removal of many politically controversial, but essentially harmless, clips… Google said it would not voluntarily censor videos on these subjects because exposing the topics to public debate was vital for democracy...