Comments on: Google Guilty of Artistic Whitewash

By: Google awakes to the China reality | Foundinchina.com

Google awakes to the China reality | Foundinchina.com — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 01:36:36 +0000

[...] Let’s hope so. In which case, come June, I might not have to revisit this criticism. [...]

By: stuart

stuart — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 23:51:32 +0000

Thanks for dropping by, Michael.

Yeah, it seems that Baidu are giving backhanders to government officials to turn the heat up on their rivals when most porn-related searches on Baidu turn up the same number/type of results. Either that, or it’s the Chinese government’s continued attempts to portray pornography as specifically connected with ‘western’ culture.

Google need to show more moral backbone and refuse further demands to censor search results, as do all companies doing business with China in situations where the CCP interfere with freedom of speech.

I like that line in The West Wing when the president is asked, “if our kids can buy pornography on the street corner for $5, isn’t that too high a price to pay for free speech?” Bartlet replies, “No. On the other hand, I do think $5 is too high a price to pay for pornography.”

By: Michael

Michael — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 13:50:47 +0000

They’re already in hot water with the government for their massive distribution of porn (right, as if Baidu doesn’t give me all I need!)

http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1906133,00.html

One peep about 6/4 is likely to have them closed off forever.

By: stuart

stuart — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:19:27 +0000

Very good, Neddy. That just about sums them up.

By: Neddy

Neddy — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:15:14 +0000

You are unfair to Google, Stuart. They were too busy trying to make a buck:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2117/2056803108_8d35d9f063_o.gif