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China Launches New Search Engine

Posted by michael on from the if-you-find-it,-they-will-come dept.

stupidfoo writes "With all those nasty pro-democracy websites that Google keeps turning up, what's a communist country supposed to do? Well, create their own search engine of course! According to the AP, 'Bill Clinton on Monday helped launch a new Internet search company backed by the Chinese government which says its technology uses artificial intelligence to produce better results than Google Inc.' Accoona Corp. was one of the Chinese companies that donated an 'undisclosed amount' to the recently opened Clinton Library. Using the search engine from inside the US doesn't show any noticeable amount of censorship, but it also doesn't show how it's anywhere near the level of Google."

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  1. Yes comrade, doubleplusgood results! by mveloso · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    It not only dispenses only happy news articles about China, it also makes sure that you only see articles that are appropriate.

    If you are found searching for inappropriate terms, you will be visited by a reeducation specialist who will diagnose your condition and recommend appropriate treatment.

    This is for your own protection. Only people that are ill would be interested in things that are not good for them. Thus, by tracking people with this illness and fixing them, we are making a better China!

  2. Re:You people need to get over yourselves by dan_sdot · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    If you think Clinton was anti-democratic then you must be posting from Cananda right now
    You don't have to think that he is anti-democratic to support a search engine that is censored by the Chinese government. He is just pro-money and pro-self.
  3. Re:sigh. communism != totalitarianism by wuice · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    That's only because they call it "Christianity" instead of "Christianism"