yo_cruyff writes "Google's shareholders on advice from their board have voted down two proposals on Thursday that would have compelled the search giant to change its human rights policies, with the issue dominating the company's annual shareholder meeting.
Several US-based technology companies have been criticized for their activities in China, with Google coming under fire for operating a version of its search engine that complies with China's censorship rules. Google argues that it's better for it to have a presence in the country and to offer people some information, rather than for it to not be active in China at all. However, shareholders and rights groups including Amnesty International and the office of the Comptroller of New York City continue to push Google to improve its policies in countries known for human rights abuses and limits on freedom of speech, and offered several methods for the entity that is Google to consider in order to make those improvements.
Sergey Brin, cofounder and president of technology for Google, abstained from voting on either of the proposals. "I agreed with the spirit of these proposals," Brin said. But he said he didn't fully support them as they were written, and so did not want to vote for them." Link to Original Source
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