In the latest episode of the ongoing Google-Beijing dispute, Google’s attempt to bypass Chinese censors by sending Chinese users of its search engine to an uncensored Hong Kong-based site seems to have failed.
Within 24 hours of the rerouting, Beijing has clamped down, restricting mainland users’ access to the uncensored content on the Hong K [...]
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Google Defies China’s Censors; ...
In the latest episode of the ongoing Google-Beijing dispute, Google’s attempt to bypass Chinese censors by sending Chinese users of its search engine to an uncensored Hong Kong-based site seems to have failed.
Within 24 hours of the rerouting, Beijing has clamped down, restricting mainland users’ access to the uncensored content on the Hong K [...]
China Censorship: Google’s With...
On Monday, Google is expected to announce that it will formally withdraw all of its services from China after a two-month stand-off with the Communist government over complaints of internet censorship, reports China Business News. For Google, this means not just walking away from the world’s largest internet market but also a loss of bi [...]
Beijing Vs. Washington: Bad Reality S...
Watching China and the United States point fingers at each others “human rights situation” is as painful as watching bottle blondes bicker on a bad reality show. And in the latest edition of “Beijing Vs. Washington – Extreme Foreign Relations,” the finger pointing has morphed to mild jabbing.
It all started this [...]
Internet Crackdowns: Is Italy The Nex...
On Wednesday, an Italian court convicted three Google execs on criminal charges for hosting a video on Google Video–which showed a teenager, allegedly with Down’s Syndrome, being bullied by other kids. The video was not posted by Google and when it received a notification from Italian police, it took it down. But Google still got [...]
Google Breaks-up With China!
Breaking up is hard to do, sing some, but not “Thou-shalt-not-do- any-evil-Google!”
The internet giant strutted into China four years ago, lured by the huge growth potential in the white-hot market.
Google succeeded for a while, till China’s press censorship and internet hackers wore the giant down. Now, it is bailing out.
B [...]