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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. Re:Dear John, I mean Google.... by MurkyWater · · Score: 5, Informative

    Is that like some sort of declaration of boycott?

    Actually, yes. It was a boycott planned to begin on Valentine's Day, and continue until Google gave up it's evil censoring ways. A website was even set up to help with the occasion. No Luv 4 Google (It's not my spelling, it's theirs, sorry)
    They're not just focusing on Google though, since Microsoft and Yahoo both filter their searches in China also. They've got a large list of alternative search engines you can use and other ways of protesting.

  2. Re:goggle respecting China's wishes by CRCulver · · Score: 4, Informative

    Maybe it's that they think stopping American businesses from pumping money into an evil regime is a way of taking on the Chinese government?

    Seriously, read something like Blake Kerr's Sky Burial ("An Eyewitness Account of China's Brutal Crackdown in Tibet") and you'll see why the free Tibet crowd exists and why they think it would be a good idea for the U.S. to refuse economic support to China until this brutal rule ends.