James Alexander wrote:
I think the biggest thing was that Google thought that if we were
working with China and going along with their filtering they should be
leaving us alone.
So far, so standard for Western corporations in Asia. Oh, you mean we
have to understand the culture as well as the
To be honest I don't totally see it as hypocrisy, inconsistent? Perhaps a
bit, I actually saw the Google statement as less we don't support
censorship and more of a you broke the implicit (or explicit I don't know)
agreement. I think the biggest thing was that Google thought that if we were
On Sun, Jan 17, 2010 at 10:00 AM, Gwern Branwen gwe...@gmail.com wrote:
Google has agreed to take down links to a website that promotes racist
views of indigenous Australians.
Aboriginal man Steve Hodder-Watt recently discovered the US-based site by
searching Aboriginal and Encyclopedia in
On 17 Jan 2010 09:13:08, Fred Bauder wrote:
I'm so torn. On the one hand, the hypocrisy is blinding - filtering
its search results is exactly what Google was doing in China. On the
other hand, it's Encyclopedia Dramatica...
--
gwern
Oh, they're cool; shine it on...
Fred Bauder
Google has agreed to take down links to a website that promotes racist views
of indigenous Australians.
Aboriginal man Steve Hodder-Watt recently discovered the US-based site by
searching Aboriginal and Encyclopedia in the search engine.
He tried to modify the entry on Encyclopedia
On Sun, Jan 17, 2010 at 10:00 AM, Gwern Branwen gwe...@gmail.com wrote:
Google has agreed to take down links to a website that promotes racist views
of indigenous Australians.
This story says the SMH one is misleading:
http://www.inquisitr.com/57105/aus-media-gets-ed-story-wrong/
The
Google has agreed to take down links to a website that promotes racist
views of indigenous Australians.
Aboriginal man Steve Hodder-Watt recently discovered the US-based site
by searching Aboriginal and Encyclopedia in the search engine.
He tried to modify the entry on Encyclopedia Dramatica,
On Sun, Jan 17, 2010 at 12:13 PM, Anthony wikim...@inbox.org wrote:
On Sun, Jan 17, 2010 at 11:58 AM, Anthony wikim...@inbox.org wrote:
If censoring some things (like the most offensive sorts of racial
vilification you could possibly find), and refusing to censor other things
(like an
(from smh article)
Mr Newhouse believes the site would be filtered under the Federal
Government's mandatory filter.
The plot thickens... Sure their articles racist and are basically designed
offend everyone, however I personally don't feel conformable with the
government being able to block a
