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How would you advance online free expression?

Cross-posted on the YouTube blog.

There seems to be no hotter topic for discussion among Internet watchers these days than concerns over online free expression — from the role of bloggers in advancing democratic movements, to sophisticated government… Continue reading

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Facts about our network neutrality policy proposal

Cross-posted on our Public Policy Blog.

Over the past few days there’s been a lot of discussion surrounding our announcement of a policy proposal on network neutrality we put together with Verizon. On balance, we believe this proposal represents rea… Continue reading

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An update on China

Ever since we launched Google.cn, our search engine for mainland Chinese users, we have done our best to increase access to information while abiding by Chinese law. This has not always been an easy balance to strike, especially since our January anno… Continue reading

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YouTube wins case against Viacom

(Cross-posted from the YouTube Blog)Today, the court granted our motion for summary judgment in Viacom’s lawsuit with YouTube. This means that the court has decided that YouTube is protected by the safe harbor of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act … Continue reading

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The power of human rights video

A year ago this weekend, Tehran erupted in protest at the disputed results of Iran’s tenth presidential election. In the severe government crackdown that followed, documented on cameras and uploaded by citizens to YouTube, no moment has been seen mor… Continue reading

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Working with AdMob to move mobile advertising forward

Today, the Federal Trade Commission cleared our acquisition of AdMob, a mobile advertising start up. We’re excited to work with Omar Hamoui and his talented team at AdMob to develop new mobile advertising solutions for marketers, mobile app develope… Continue reading

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Honoring those who give voice to the silenced

It’s said that change comes through the concerted efforts of small groups of people who dream of better times ahead. And then do something about it.Today in Santiago, Chile, Google and the group Global Voices recognized three groups from around the wo… Continue reading

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Greater transparency around government requests

Article 19 of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights states that “everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas th… Continue reading

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