Google has unveiled a tool meant to help fight press
censorship around the world, testing it first in Venezuela, where journalists
say they’re battling a government bent on burying online stories that expose
corruption and human rights abuses. News junkies in Venezuela clicking on links
to independent websites have been frustrated in recent years by messages on
their screens saying the pages don’t exist – a problem most blame on government
moves to block access to critical information. “It’s very hard to get news to
the people,” said Melanio Escobar, a Venezuelan journalist and social activist
who tested the Intra app on Google’s behalf before it was launched this month.
“We promote this and other tools, but it’s not easy.” More…
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