Three of the technology world's biggest players are expected to announce today that they have agreed to a common set of principles on how to do business in nations that restrict free speech and expression, the Wall Street Journal reported.
The move by the Internet media and technology giants comes in the wake of criticism that they have helped enable censorship in those countries.
Under the new principles, which were crafted over two years, the companies will promise to protect the personal information of their users wherever they do business and to "narrowly interpret and implement government demands that compromise privacy," the Journal said.
They are also expected to commit to scrutinizing a country's track record of jeopardizing personal information and freedom of expression before launching new businesses in a country and to discuss the risks widely with their executives and board members. The document was crafted by a group of participants including human rights groups like Human Rights First and Committee to Protect Journalists.
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