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U.S. Moves to Fight Internet Censorship

An AP newswire article, via SFGate.com, reports that:

The State Department announced plans Tuesday to step up a campaign to combat efforts by foreign governments to restrict use of the Internet.

At a news conference, Josette Shiner, a top State Department trade expert, called the Internet "the greatest purveyor of news and information in history" but said too often the flow is blocked by government censors.

Shiner announced the formation of a task force that will consider, among other issues, the foreign policy aspects of Internet freedom, including the use of technology to restrict access to political content.

She said it is a top U.S. government priority "to do all we can to ensure maximum access to information over the Internet."

posted by Fergie @ 2/14/2006 11:26:00 AM