Google Considers Pulling Out of China and Will Provide Uncensored Search Results in Wake of Chinese Information Warfare Operations

January 13th, 2010

Via: GoogleBlog:

These attacks and the surveillance they have uncovered–combined with the attempts over the past year to further limit free speech on the web–have led us to conclude that we should review the feasibility of our business operations in China. 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 recognize that this may well mean having to shut down Google.cn, and potentially our offices in China.

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One Response to “Google Considers Pulling Out of China and Will Provide Uncensored Search Results in Wake of Chinese Information Warfare Operations”

  1. Eileen says:
    January 13, 2010 at 4:55 am

    Good for google if they have the balls to pull out of the China market. If they do, I’ll buy a few shares of their stock in appreciation of their effort.
    Can’t believe that Google grew some cahones.
    Thank you Google.

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