Skype weighs in on Clinton’s response to China Internet freedom

January 21st, 2010 admin

Skype wasn’t a target of the recent attack on Google and thirty other companies. Google is considering leaving China, where they believe the attacks originated . The United States government has not adopted a position until today’s speech by Hilary Clinton on Internet Freedom . Here is Skype’s official response to the Secretary’s speech. I’ll comment below. SKYPE LAUDS U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT FOR PROTECTING INTERNET’S FREEDOM TO CONNECT PEOPLE ACROSS BORDERS WASHINGTON, January 21, 2010 – Skype, the global internet communications company whose mission is to enable the world’s conversations, applauds Secretary Clinton , her senior adviser for innovation, Alec Ross , the State Department and the…


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