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Google Suggest Disabled In China Due To Porn

I Don't Believe in Imaginary Property writes "The Chinese government has asked Google to disable Google Suggest because it has been suggesting that people search for pornography based on its analysis of the most popular search terms in China. This comes on the heels of a fake CCTV interview being used to support the government requirement that all new computers ship with the 'Green Dam' Internet censoring program, which is still in force, despite reports to the contrary." The story on the chinaSMACK site demonstrates that Chinese search engine Baidu features a comparable search-suggestion function, which similarly recommends adult-themed sites, but that the government has not attacked Baidu over the issue of porn.

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  1. miibeian.gov.cn by sakdoctor · · Score: 2, Funny

    That site must have some freaking amazing pagerank, since every single site hosted in China is required to register and link to it.

  2. New name suggestion? by 427_ci_505 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Google Suggestive.

  3. Re:Why Is Chinese Censorship News On Slashdot??!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    No you are wrong. They can't do the same thing over here. We have something called the rule of law here. We have a 1st Amendment. The stuff that happens in China can't even be remotely applied to the United States. Please stop this slippery slope nonsense.

  4. Re:Why Is Chinese Censorship News On Slashdot??!! by delta419 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Can I sell you my tinfoil hat?

  5. My favorite Google Suggest search terms by MillionthMonkey · · Score: 2, Funny

    why is everything

    Try typing that in.