Tue, 24 Jan 2006

Google agrees to censorship in China

Is Google's new motto "First, do no evil, save that for second"? Nothing disgusts me quite like companies and individuals seeking economic gain by political means. This is not a free market - this is a system of state monopolies, carefully controlled and tended by those in power to their benefit. People keep telling me we live in a capitalist world, but it sure looks a lot like a warped, modern version of mercantilism to me.

Anybody out there know a good search engine that won't suck up to the nearest politician?

Online search engine leader Google Inc. has agreed to censor its results in China, adhering to the country's free-speech restrictions in return for better access in the Internet's fastest growing market.

(link) [CNN.com]

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On 1/25/2006 08:39:40
Steven wrote

On 1/28/2006 10:49:58
Dave H wrote

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