Google 'compromised principles' over China

The internet search engine Google has admitted compromising its principles
by accepting censorship in China and raised the possibility of pulling out
of the country. In a meeting with reporters yesterday, the Google co-founder
Sergey Brin said the company had agreed to censorship demands only after
Chinese authorities blocked its service.

Google's rivals agreed to the same demands, which Brin described as 'a
set of rules that we weren't comfortable with'. Google's China-approved
web service omits politically sensitive information that could be retrieved
during searches. The company's agreement with China has provoked
considerable criticism from human rights groups.

The Paris-based group Reporters Without Borders said Tuesday that Google's
main site was no longer accessible in most Chinese provinces due to censorship,
and was completely inaccessible throughout China on May 31.

Brin said Google was trying to improve its censored search service,
Google.cn, before deciding whether to reverse course. He said virtually
all the company's customers in China used the uncensored service.

- The Guardian

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