Google and China

    Did you hear about all of this? How Google is setting up a filtering/censoring type system on their China site according to the government's guidelines? Appearently if you google certain things the Chinese government doesn't want you googling the only results that come up are Chinese official sites. I've got kinda mixed opinions on this. Censorship is definately bad and so is the Chinese government but it seems like Google has the right to tailor their product to their client in order to make a sale if they want to. I don't think all of the outrage that is popping up all over is warranted....

hasnt this been around for a while because someone i know said if you try to type democracy or something along the lines of that it will say something like error or something else

I believe corporations should not succumb to the will of oppressive governments in order to make a profit. Google needs to grow some balls and refuse to censor the Internet for the one-billion-plus Chinese citizens out there. Censorship is wrong.

Edited by Ejp414 - 26 January 2006 at 9:14pm

Google has more balls than you know, theyre fighting their asses off trying to avoid that government subpeona to turn over records for no real reason.

Somehow I dont buy this. Proof please.

so?

Enos Shenk wrote: Google has more balls than you know, theyre fighting their asses off trying to avoid that government subpeona to turn over records for no real reason. Somehow I dont buy this. Proof please.

For proof, check CNN. I just read the article myself.

And there's no money in that government subpoena, which, by the way, is an attempt to search for child pornography offenders.

.Ryan wrote: Ejp414 wrote: I believe corporations should not succumb to the will of oppressive governments in order to make a profit. Google needs to grow some balls and refuse to censor the Internet for the one-billion-plus Chinese citizens out there. Censorship is wrong. Well, it's not like they could say no and the people would be able to have free uncensored searches...if they say no there just wont be any google in China...Believe it or not they actually control their internet over there.... And yeah Enos, Google is about the only one with any balls in that case....I hope you guys don't search much on yahoo....

So then don't propogate Internet censorship in other countries. No Google for communist China. It's simple.

Whether or not anyone believes it anymore, corporations have a greater responsibility than merely making a profit. And will the company fail if they don't conquer China? Probably not.

i hate censors...especially when theyre censoring hot chicks

.Ryan wrote: Ejp414 wrote: .Ryan wrote: Ejp414 wrote: I believe corporations should not succumb to the will of oppressive governments in order to make a profit. Google needs to grow some balls and refuse to censor the Internet for the one-billion-plus Chinese citizens out there. Censorship is wrong. Well, it's not like they could say no and the people would be able to have free uncensored searches...if they say no there just wont be any google in China...Believe it or not they actually control their internet over there.... And yeah Enos, Google is about the only one with any balls in that case....I hope you guys don't search much on yahoo.... So then don't propogate Internet censorship in other countries. No Google for communist China. It's simple. Whether or not anyone believes it anymore, corporations have a greater responsibility than merely making a profit. And will the company fail if they don't conquer China? Probably not. Yeah, you're right. I think I wasn't looking at google as one of the "corporation" but more like the company that is putting out a ton of awsome services for free....Thanks for helping me make up my mind....

Is that sarcasm? Sorry, I honestly just can't tell anymore these days.

No, believe it or not I admitted to a change of opinion. Remember this day....lol...