Microsoft's MSN blogging site auto-censors new blogs. Xeni Jardin, arguably among the keenest observers in the blogosphere, found herself incapable of creating any number of blogs on MSN. Bathroom humor got through, where possibly important cultural titles were nixed. In Ms. Jardin's words:
"The conclusion? A mixed bag of results that manages to do what most attempts to automate censorship do -- make fools of the censors."
It's hard to avoid the effects MS' ubiquitous products have already had on culture - I dread the notion that they are building their 'morals' into software. Do we really want these guys anywhere near our TV and DVD player and stereo?...
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