SAN FRANCISCO - Yahoo has settled a lawsuit with two Chinese reporters who were jailed after the company provided Chinese authorities with information about their online activities.
Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
The two reporters and a family member sued the California-based company earlier this year after Yahoo HK, Yahoo's wholly owned subsidiary based in Hong Kong, gave Chinese authorities e-mails containing pro-democracy literature.
The reporters alleged in the lawsuit that jailers tortured them and that Yahoo was responsible.
The company has denied any responsibility and maintained it was complying with Chinese law when it turned over the e-mails.
The case has raised questions about whether Internet companies should cooperate with governments that deny freedom of speech and frequently crack down on journalists.
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