Yahoo Settles with Families

I’m heading out the door to the Columbia forum this evening, but this is pretty big news for China Internet watchers.

Yahoo Settles Lawsuit Over Jailed Chinese Dissidents

By Catherine Rampell
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, November 13, 2007; 2:29 PM

Yahoo settled today with the families of two Chinese dissidents imprisoned after the company helped identify them to the Chinese government. The terms of the settlement was not disclosed, and Yahoo did not admit fault, an attorney for the families said.

More analysis will follow I’m sure. I look forward to Rebecca MacKinnon’s analysis, as she’s been carefully blogging about this issue.

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