Google Closing Down China Search Engine
This may only be symbolic and not for real.
Google in China: we're closing tomorrow
Google will tomorrow set out plans to close down its Chinese search engine after refusing to comply with China’s strict censorship laws.
By Rupert Neate
Published: 10:17PM GMT 20 Mar 2010
The company is expected to announce the closure of google.cn by as early as April 10 after the Chinese government refused to acquiesce to demands that it stop self-censorship of the site.
It is understood that Google will continue to operate other services in the country and will maintain its research and development operations.
The technology giant surprised the multi-billion pound digital industry in January when it told China that it would pull out of the country unless it was allowed to present uncensored search results.
In an official blog post from Google’s chief legal officer, David Drummond, it said: “We have decided we are no longer willing to continue censoring our results on google.cn, and so over the next few weeks we will be discussing with the Chinese government the basis on which we could operate an unfiltered search engine within the law, if at all.
“We recognise that this may well mean having to shut down google.cn and potentially our offices in China.”
Google also accused the Chinese authorities of a “highly sophisticated and targeted” attack of its email system and its customers’ email accounts.
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Only a totalitarian society
Only a totalitarian society censors the free exchange of ideas. Remember this when the Obama Regime uses some lame excuse like, the Internet is promoting terrorism, or is a threat to our national security.
Unlimited access to information is a genuine threat to tyrants who wish to control the information their subjects can access.
This is very interesting
I wonder what the story is behind the story? I am getting so I wonder if there is something else going on between the lines, usually it is about money or control. Maybe, google got cold feet.
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Google turning their back on a potential market of 1.5B people?
There must be more to this that is below the radar. Google is currently trading @ $560 a share! I believe that they want that price to increase. If the world market is nearly saturated (like McDonald's) with Google with the exception of incoming nouveau riche Chinese, then just follow the money!
Agree with you.