Yahoo does not have to comply with a French court order regarding Nazi-related content, a U.S. judge said. The judge ruled after a French court ordered Yahoo to prevent French users from accessing a broad range of Nazi-related material on its Web site. The U.S. judge said that U.S. free-speech rights cannot be overruled by foreign countries that have more restrictive laws on freedom of expression.
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