The Italian trial of four Google executives accused of defamation for allowing a video to be posted online showing an autistic youth being abused, will begin today. They deny all charges and say the case is “a direct attack on a free and open internet”. Read more here
In light of the situation in Iran, search giant Google has stepped up work to release a tool that will translate Farsi into English and Facebook will be launching a Persian version. Both companies stress privately that there is no political motivation in what and that their main goal is to facilitate communication and the flow of information. Read more here
Greece’s data protection agency has banned Google from expanding its Street View service in the country, pending “additional information” from the firm. Read more here
Google said that its YouTube video-sharing website had been blocked in China.
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