Gizmodo published an interesting article on Apple's guidlines for developers who want to distribute apps through their app store. I had never read the rules before (they aren't available until you register for apple's developers program) and was stunned by many aspects, these two quotes in particular:

We will reject Apps for any content or behavior that we believe is over the line. What line, you ask? Well, as a Supreme Court Justice once said, "I'll know it when I see it." And we think that you will also know it when you cross it.

If your app is rejected, we have a Review Board that you can appeal to. If you run to the press and trash us, it never helps.

Faces up to sixteen years in prison for videotaping the police.

In response to intrusive new rules introduced by the Chinese government, GoDaddy -- the world's largest domain registrar, by a long shot -- will no longer register domain names in China. GoDaddy is run by a man who has beliefs that I have serious issues with and the company has been an inconsistent defender of freedom of speech. But GoDaddy is very powerful so it could (along with Google's recent moves) be important.

Google to Stop Censoring Search Results in China. About time.

Google's behavior has been devastating to human rights in China and this is a much-needed and long overdue about-face. This comes late, but it could matter a lot. The fall-out from this will play a large role in determining the future scope of the Chinese government's control of the Chinese internet.