New U.S. policy dares companies to challenge repressive governments. Also: Apple event countdown, and NYT's new pay plans.
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The Obama administration wants companies doing business overseas to step to the plate in the fight against governments that repress access to the Internet.
Clinton stopped short of actually proposing regulations, or sanctions, on Internet companies that comply with censorship laws. But her tone was clear: it's now the policy of the U.S. government to renounce corporate "engagement," or the belief that by merely being in countries like China, U.S. Internet companies are helping expand access to information.
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