Internet companies are poised to launch a code of conduct governing their operations in China.
Web firms have faced sustained criticism for their activities in China, which include censoring websites. So Yahoo, Google, Microsoft and Amazon have been working with researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, and Oxford and Harvard universities, alongside Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, to develop an ethical code of conduct. A spokeswoman for Yahoo indicated that it will probably be launched in the next few months.
The code will include an undertaking not to censor a website or search term unless ordered to do…
