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Google Agrees to Censor Results in China

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the caving-under-pressure dept.

neutralino writes "The Associated Press is reporting that Google has agreed to censor results in China. According to the article, 'Google officials characterized the censorship concessions in China as an excruciating decision for a company that adopted "don't be evil" as a motto. But management believes it's a worthwhile sacrifice.'"

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  1. Don't^H^H^H^H^H by sulli · · Score: 5, Funny

    be evil.

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    sulli
    RTFJ.
  2. Censorship? by Neo-Rio-101 · · Score: 5, Funny

    I clicked on "Read More" as soon as the article came up and I got the message
    "Nothing for you to see here, please move along"

    Chinese censorship on slashdot too? 8@

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    READY.
    PRINT ""+-0
  3. If I were Chinese... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    I would be pissed off. Then again, I probably wouldn't be reading about this.

  4. In touch with the people by malraid · · Score: 3, Funny

    At least Google's management are in touch with the Chinese people, the make the same wage: $1. That's really taking into account the culture of the country!

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    please excuse my apathy
  5. Re:Bold Statement by martinX · · Score: 4, Funny

    what dead christians? what crushed students? i searched www.google.cn and couldn't find any of this?

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    When they came for the communists, I said "He's next door. Take him away. Goddam commies."
  6. Re:Not as evil as the summery leads you to believe by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    That there's more to LIFE than money.

    There's also the award-winning photography.

  7. Re:Not as evil as the summery leads you to believe by nicklott · · Score: 3, Funny

    Yes, but there is a cutoff. $2 billion dollars doesn't buy you any more time than $200k, it just buys you a lot more caviar.