From USATODAY.com:
Google (GOOG) said Wednesday that it has agreed to shut down some communities on its popular Orkut social networking site because the Brazilian government says they advocate violence and human rights violations.
Google agreed to shut down any sites that violate Orkut's terms of service, which forbid "any illegal or unauthorized purpose," after the company met Tuesday with a Brazilian human rights commission, which presented evidence that Brazilians have been using the invitation-only networking site to promote crimes and violence.
Orkut is extremely popular in Brazil with some 8 million users, representing about a quarter of all Brazilians who have access to the Internet.
Comments (2)
Orkut will be the answer to... (Below threshold)1. Posted by Kevin | May 25, 2006 9:34 PM | Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
Orkut will be the answer to a trivia question some day...
1. Posted by Kevin | May 25, 2006 9:34 PM |
Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
Posted on May 25, 2006 21:34
2. Posted by Mohit Raj | September 29, 2006 5:52 AM | Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
I think its fairly reasonable if google budges to the demands of closing some communities which are not in good spirits and hurts the sentiments of indiviadual or groups at large. Though a special voting mechanism can be adopted to have a larger say in the community closing process.
Mohit Raj
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2. Posted by Mohit Raj | September 29, 2006 5:52 AM |
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Posted on September 29, 2006 05:52