(I wonder if posts like this will get this blog shut down, since it runs on Google’s Blogger service? Anyway…)
Here’s an example of what Google’s doing in China. Remember the Tiananmen Square Massacre of ’89? This is what Americans see when we search for images of “Tiananmen.” …Compare that to what the Chinese see.
It would be more socially responsible to provide China no service at all than a censored service. In an information vacuum, at least people know the truth is being hidden. With censorship, it’s easier to fool the people into believing they know all there is to know.
No American company – especially one that considers itself progressive – should be providing this kind of Orwellian service for a repressive government unless they want us all to wonder whether Winston Smith has a cubicle in their offices.
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