In Brazil, Google is in the middle of a battle over free speech

Craig Timberg and Paula Moura – The Washington Post, 10/03/2012

Here’s a quiz: Google received more than 1,900 requests from governments worldwide to remove content from its various services last year. Which country led the planet in this dubious category, with 418 such demands?

China? Iran? Syria?

No. It was democratic, pluralistic, economically vibrant Brazil.

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