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From: Sr K	8/6/2012 11:28:07 AM
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BIDU up 4.80 TECHNOLOGY \| August 6, 2012, 3:22 a.m. ET Baidu Fires 4 Suspected of Being Paid to Delete Content By PAUL MOZUR BEIJING—Baidu Inc. BIDU +3.94% said Monday it has fired four employees suspected of taking payments to delete posts from its website, three of whom a Baidu spokeswoman confirmed were also arrested over the large amounts of money transferred in exchange for the deletions. Baidu spokeswoman Betty Tian didn't elaborate on why only three of the employees were arrested. Her statement follows local media reports that Baidu fired several employees over payments in return for deleting content. "Baidu has always firmly cracked down on the illegal behavior of online posts deletion for payment," Ms. Tian said. Baidu said that illegal deletion of online posts remains a major problem in China, and that it would proactively report illegal activity to the authorities. It is common for individuals or companies to pay money to have controversial or negative posts deleted from websites and blogs, according to Chinese media reports. Baidu said that it maintains a record of original posts and of deletions made by employees, and verifies the records later. Write to Paul Mozur at paul.mozur@dowjones.com

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