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This is after Google stood up to the government and proclaimed that one of it's core values is to "not be evil". Suddenly, they are willing to reroute Chinese internet users to geovernment websites when they search for particular topics.

 

The first thing to do when oppressing a population is to control information. There is no doubt that Google is helping the Chinese government with this.

 

So much for "Don't be evil".

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One note of interest is that Google at least held out for the provision that if the search came up with something censored, then the results would indicate as such. So as it stands Google may censor stuff but will verify that there is something out there, but that the govt. is not allowing you to access it.

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You act as if it were a humanitarian cause. China is the biggest market in the world for everything.

 

Yay! The Chinese public has more access to the internet! What you aren't saying is "Yay! the Chinese government has more control!"

 

This isn't freedom, it's poisoning the candy.

 

FYI - Yahoo is already in China. Ask.com announced plans to get there last year.

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One note of interest is that Google at least held out for the provision that if the search came up with something censored, then the results would indicate as such. So as it stands Google may censor stuff but will verify that there is something out there, but that the govt. is not allowing you to access it.

 

Out of 1.3 billion people, there will be a segment with the ability to hack the system to access what is there but not accessible.

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