Shedlord

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Google showcases banned books (Download Squad)

Sep 14th 2006 4:35PM @Qwfwq
I stand by the word 'Agent' to describe Google's role here, but 'Vehicle' will do for the sake of argument.

"Should Google and other companies embargo China?"

A company denying itself profit by deciding not to participate in a market for ethical reasons is not an embargo.

"This type of censorship has never led to anything productive. It has always been used to oppress the views of those who challenged the status quo. When these companies say 'a censored search engine is better than none at all,' I believe this is a slap in the face to the Chinese men and women who fight this repressive government." - Tony Cruz, Amnesty

...or to put it more bluntly, if you block information about a government-sanctioned massacre, for example, you make it easier for similar events to be sanctioned again.

"Don't be evil", as someone once said.

Google showcases banned books (Download Squad)

Sep 14th 2006 2:20AM Can we assume Google won't be running this worthy initiative in China? If they do, a list of banned search results would fit nicely.

Sadly, Google is currently an agent of censorship.