The Enforcer

So, this is not directly on the topic of free software, but I can't let this go by. Today's NYT features an editorial nailing Microsoft for having shut down Zhao Jing's blog. It features this slightly naive line:

"Such obvious disregard for users' privacy and ethical standards may make it easier to do business in China, but it also aids a repressive regime."

I thought those two qualities were required for doing business in the US as well?