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Article

6 Dec 2008

Author:
Sarah Labowitz, Human Rights First [USA]

"Google's Gatekeepers" raises concerns and questions

…We can't rely on a vision of benevolent governments and benevolent users to get us to a place where companies respect fundamental freedoms in a transparent and accountable way…Entrusting a small group of people within a company to make the right decisions without mechanisms for transparency, reporting and accountability to other stakeholders simply does not go far enough…Rosen's piece is valuable because it gives users insight into what decision-making looks like at the biggest of the Internet companies. We should be looking for more information like this…