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Google Targeted By Anti-Censorship Movement

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the the-battle-smolders-on dept.

wormnet.org writes "An article has been posted on The Observer reporting that Google has been targeted by the group "Students For A Free Tibet" because of the internet company's relationship with the Chinese government. The article states: "... more than 50,000 letters have been sent to Google bosses in recent days protesting at the company's decision to censor searches on its google.cn website in line with Beijing's wishes. Protesters have also staged public 'break-ups' with Google at demonstrations outside many of its offices around the world.""

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  1. Letters? by imoou · · Score: 3, Funny

    Letter sent to Google bosses? They'll probably be thoroughly filtered and censored for their reading pleasure.

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    1. Re:Letters? by vux984 · · Score: 5, Funny

      They'll probably be thoroughly filtered and censored for their reading pleasure.

      With relevant but not too obtrusive text ads inserted at the top, sides, and bottom.

  2. Breaking up with Google by thealsir · · Score: 5, Funny

    "I don't know, Google...it's just not working out. I mean, you're cute and all, but that insider stock selling is just going too far. You play with lego bricks and then screw shareholders out of billions. Now these oddball positions. You're not warm anymore, goog, you're all steely-eyed and Evil(TM)(C)(R)(K). Sorry googie, you're out..."

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  3. Re:Dear John, I mean Google.... by Chabil+Ha' · · Score: 2, Funny

    How exactly does someone "break up" with a search engine? Is that like some sort of declaration of boycott?

    What, you don't have a relationship with your search engine???

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  4. Free Tibet? by DigitlDud · · Score: 3, Funny

    Tibet's Free? I'll take two!

  5. Naked Lady? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Apparently there are no naked ladies in China...

    Only one result and it's a cartoon where you can't even see the boobies.

    CHINA:
    http://images.google.cn/images?svnum=10&hl=zh-CN&l r=&cr=countryCN&q=naked+lady&btnG=??

    US:
    http://images.google.com/images?svnum=10&hl=en&lr= &q=naked+lady&btnG=Search

  6. Re:Dear John, I mean Google.... by ThePhilips · · Score: 3, Funny

    Recalled joke from USSR.

        Stalin meets Roosevelt. Roosevelt:
        - You have no freedom over there in USSR. In USA, anyone came come in front of White House in Washington and publicly say that he doesn't like me.
        Stalin promptly replies:
        - You are wrong. Anyone can come to Red Square in Moscow and publicly say that he doesn't like you!

    IOW, if the people do not like the censorship of google.cn, why don't they to Tiananmen and protest to chinese gov't?

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  7. Read the fine print by vmxeo · · Score: 2, Funny

    *Free Tibet only with purchase of Tibet of equal or lesser value.

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