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Google China's media literacy lesson
If you haven't kept up with the news about Google censoring itself in China, these side-by-side screen shots are worth the proverbial thousand words (or should it be two thousand?).
Or see for yourself by doing a Google Image search for "tiananmen" here in the U.S. verses Google in China.
(Thanks to Mat Honan)
Posted by Carrie McLaren on 02/08/2006 | Permalink
Comments
Well, try with the word "sweatshop". It's even better.
Posted by: Bareta | Feb 9, 2006 8:15:50 AM
We also losed the access to blogspots...:(
Posted by: Maverick | Feb 10, 2006 12:16:34 AM
Hmm, I see what you mean on "sweatshop," but what about this search? There's obviously some subtle setting difference from this search, but I don't see exactly what it is.
Posted by: jbmurray | Feb 10, 2006 4:13:00 AM
Oh, and try this.
Posted by: jbmurray | Feb 10, 2006 4:18:57 AM
A commenter at one of the sites that linked to us claims that there may be trigger words that set off censor intervention. Sweatshop doesn't appear to be a trigger, but once the sensors have been tripped all searches give different results. At least that's what I think PAUL is saying.
Posted by: Charles Star | Feb 10, 2006 10:59:36 AM
I want to move to San Francisco and vote for Tom Lantos after reading this exchange.
Posted by: Jack Silbert | Feb 18, 2006 10:58:28 PM
