http://ycorpblog.com/2008/05/07/business-and-human-rights/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:24:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://ycorpblog.com/2008/05/07/business-and-human-rights/comment-page-1/#comment-180515 Rob Mon, 22 Dec 2008 00:32:53 +0000 http://ycorpblog.com/2008/05/07/business-and-human-rights/#comment-180515 Business and human rights - should they even be mentioned in the same sentence??? Business and human rights – should they even be mentioned in the same sentence???

]]> http://ycorpblog.com/2008/05/07/business-and-human-rights/comment-page-1/#comment-135626 Joel Payne Sun, 11 May 2008 16:28:04 +0000 http://ycorpblog.com/2008/05/07/business-and-human-rights/#comment-135626 The problem started when Internet companies started listening to Governments around the world... Any country you want to operate in now they want you to go by their rules... Internet companies need to return to the foundation of the Internet which is the government should be hands-off the Internet and stick to their own mess. Yahoo was one of the first companies that taught governments how to regulate the Internet that time Yahoo cow-towed to France over the Nazi memorabilia which showed up on Yahoo Auctions. It was no fault of Yahoo it was there but somehow France wanted to make Yahoo responsible and Yahoo settled I believe before challenging it in court. I may not like all that Nazi stuff but free-speech is free-speech. The problem started when Internet companies started listening to Governments around the world… Any country you want to operate in now they want you to go by their rules… Internet companies need to return to the foundation of the Internet which is the government should be hands-off the Internet and stick to their own mess. Yahoo was one of the first companies that taught governments how to regulate the Internet that time Yahoo cow-towed to France over the Nazi memorabilia which showed up on Yahoo Auctions. It was no fault of Yahoo it was there but somehow France wanted to make Yahoo responsible and Yahoo settled I believe before challenging it in court. I may not like all that Nazi stuff but free-speech is free-speech.

]]> http://ycorpblog.com/2008/05/07/business-and-human-rights/comment-page-1/#comment-135328 Matt Wed, 07 May 2008 13:44:05 +0000 http://ycorpblog.com/2008/05/07/business-and-human-rights/#comment-135328 Yahoo should team with organizations that are working to certify companies human rights credentials, and green certifications to build a search engine to help people find products and services that support and promote human rights. People will come to Yahoo if it was able to provide them with the means to become better, more conscious consumers by providing them with the information they want to make informed decisions. With your help e-commerce could become the means to promote equality, environmental awareness, and human rights around the world. Yahoo should team with organizations that are working to certify companies human rights credentials, and green certifications to build a search engine to help people find products and services that support and promote human rights.
People will come to Yahoo if it was able to provide them with the means to become better, more conscious consumers by providing them with the information they want to make informed decisions.
With your help e-commerce could become the means to promote equality, environmental awareness, and human rights around the world.

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