This is a microcosm of the different treatment of the US and China. While many on the left say "Good job Google against the fascist Bush", the so-called "freedom loving" left say nothing when China bans harmless words about religion or democracy. We can see other instances elsewhere. The Left heavily criticized the US for the "torture" at Guantanamo, but next to nothing about Chinese dissents who are jailed, tortured, and killed.
The US public backs internet search giant Google in its refusal to give in to government demands for data on online searches. Google decided last week to "vigorously" oppose a government subpoena to turn over records on millions of its users' search queries. Other online search engines have ceded to the government's demands for data, while maintaining that private user information was still safeguarded. However, overall, 58 percent of people agreed police should have access to Google search data if it aids in fighting crime AFP
Google Inc. launched a search engine in China on Wednesday that censors material about human rights, Tibet and other topics sensitive to Beijin,g defending the move as a trade-off granting Chinese greater access to other information.
Within minutes of the launch of the new site bearing China's Web suffix ".cn," searches for the banned Falun Gong spiritual movement showed scores of sites omitted and users directed to articles condemning the group posted on Chinese government Web sites.
Searches for other sensitive subjects such as exiled Tibetan leader the Dalai Lama, Taiwan independence, and terms such as "democracy" and "human rights" yielded similar results. AFP
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China has the right to protect its people from dangerous ideas.
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