Google, Microsoft, Yahoo Lead Global Initiave for Free Expression

Official Google Blog: New steps to protect free expression and privacy around the world

In a world where governments all too often censor what their citizens can see and do on the Internet, Google has from the start promoted global free expression and taken the lead in being transparent with our users. We've pressed governments around the world to stop limiting free speech and made it possible for dissidents, bloggers and others to have their voices heard.

As part of those ongoing efforts to promote free expression and protect our users' privacy, today we're announcing Google's participation as a founding company member of a new program called the Global Network Initiative.

Participants

The following organizations are participating in the Global Network Initiative. If you are interested in becoming a participant, please contact us.

• Annenberg School for Communication, University of Southern California
  
• Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard Law School
• Boston Common Asset Management
• Calvert Group
• Center for Democracy & Technology
• Committee to Protect Journalists
• Domini Social Investments LLC
• Electronic Frontier Foundation
• F&C Asset Management
• Google Inc.
• Human Rights First
• Human Rights in China
• Human Rights Watch
• International Business Leaders Forum
• Internews
  
• KLD Research & Analytics, Inc.
  
• Microsoft Corp.
• Rebecca MacKinnon, Journalism and Media Studies Centre, University of Hong Kong
  
• Research Center for Information Law, University of St. Gallen
  
• Trillium Asset Management
• United Nations Special Representative to the Secretary-General on Business & Human Rights(observer status)
• University of California, Berkeley School of Information
• World Press Freedom Committee
• Yahoo! Inc.