internet - Scobleizer sides with Microsoft decision to censor China service

Microsoft's superblogger Scobleizer sides in a remarkable comment on his personal weblog with his company's decision to censor its Chinese weblogging services called 'Spaces' against the usual stance in favor of free speech (and thus sides with Microsoft's business interests in China;

I've been to China (as an employee of Winnov about seven years ago). I met with Government officials there. I met with students. I met with professors. They explained their anti-free-speech stance to me and I understand it. I don't agree with it, and I will be happy to explain to anyone the benefits of giving your citizens the right to speak freely, but it's not my place to make their laws. It
certainly is not my right to force their hand with business power.

It is a honest and interesting twist from the mostly so politically correct commentors from the US and I see a big discussion developing here. I must say that this for US standards rather unique viewpoint took me a bit by surprise too. While I in general agree that this world functions best because many of us do stick to the law of the country they are in, there are certainly exceptions to this rule. Just having a 'rule' is not good enough, it should also not go against some very fundamental principles. In that way, I will always be against the death penalty, no matter how legal that might be in a country.
One censorship I would partly agree with Scobleizer: it is up to the citizens of a country to change those rules, if they wish to do so, not for foreigners - although I would not hide my own viewpoints in favor of free speech. What makes the issue complicated is the unclear character of those regulations in China, making it very unclear when you could be in hot water.
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