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A Google Executive Tried To Protect Human Rights In China. He Now Says Google Pushed Him Out For It.

Ashe Schow
A Google Executive Tried To Protect Human Rights In China. He Now Says Google Pushed Him Out For It.
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For years, Google executive Ross LaJeunesse tried to get the mega company to commit to protecting human rights in China.

He was actually tasked with doing just that, The Washington Post reported on Thursday. Nearly a decade ago, Google announced that “it would stop censoring search results there to safeguard security and free speech,” the outlet reported. The Post continued:

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