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Indian Government And Facebook Comment On Censorship Move. India's IT minister Kapil Sibal met representatives from Microsoft, Yahoo, Google, and Facebook yesterday in the latest in a series of meetings to discuss offensive content on social networks and platforms. In a press conference today, Sibal said the government wanted the companies to screen content "taking into account community standards in India." The companies declined to cooperate. Today, Facebook issued a statement saying that its existing policies allowed for blocking and reporting report abusive content, but, they would "continue to engage with the Indian authorities as they debate this important issue." Meanwhile, spooked Indian users have taken to Twitter and Facebook to criticize the government's stance, fuelling tags like #IdiotKapilSibal on Twitter. --NS
Verizon Wants Google Wallet Off The Galaxy Nexus. The Galaxy Nexus, Google and Samsung's Android baby running the Ice Cream Sandwich OS, will launch on Verizon without Google Wallet. Verizon requested that Google's inbuilt NFC payment system be disabled on Galaxy Nexus phones that Verizon would support, CNET reports. Yet another indication that NFC payment systems will first take off elsewhere in the nearfuture before catching on in the U.S. --NS
Ralph Lauren Puts Catalog On Customizable E-Cards. Tech-savvy fashion house Ralph Lauren is letting customers design Ralph Lauren holiday e-cards featuring products from their online catalogue. In the e-cards, models wearing gear from Lauren's Rugby line walk on and off animated blocks holding letters to spell out a custom greeting. Meanwhile, the names and prices of their outfit show up below. --NS
Flipboard Launches In China. Slick social iPad reader Flipboard is set to debut in China, available today as a free download from the Apple China App store. The China edition will snap up content from news feeds, microblog Weibo, and updates from the Facebook-ish Renren. --NS
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