Dynamic Internet Technology, a
research firm striving to defeat online censorship, conducted tests that found
Google omits results from the government-banned sites if search requests are
made through computers connecting to the Internet in China. Google presumably is
cooperating with the Chinese government's censorship efforts to smooth the way
for expansion plans in Asia.
The Chinese government lashed
out at Google two years ago when it temporarily blocked access to the company's
main search engine before relenting under public pressure.
September 25, 2004, Google
Bows to Chinese Censorship, Wired:
"Google's recently launched news service in China doesn't display results
from websites blocked by that country's authorities, raising prickly
questions for an online search engine that has famously promised to "do
no evil."
September 21, 2004, Google
omits controversial news stories in China, NewScientist.com:
"The internet's most popular search engine Google has been accused of
supporting Chinese internet controls by omitting contentious news stories
from search results in China."
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