In the comparison, they find that searches on terms such as the “Tiananmen Square Incident” netted uncensored results without censorship notices where Baidu restricted the search results. According to several analysts and news sources, they’ve...
Conflating Internet censorship and Google’s biggest competitors is a bit lazy, and it makes Brin seem wistful and out of touch. Google co-founder Sergey Brin has warned against the growing number of restrictions on the Internet arising from...
The apparent inclusion of search blocking, widely regarded as Internet censorship. Smith said in response to the White House’s show of opposition to the bill in its current form, "It is not censorship to enforce the law against foreign thieves.
This continues a long trend of censorship of both Google and social properties. Google+, the new Google social network, may already be banned or slowed in China. The Fate of Google+ in China When Google+ was initially released, ping tests on the...
While Google doesn't function in China due to censorship concerns and the fear that Google accounts may be abused to compromise the efforts of human rights activists, Chinese users who visit the Google site are still directed to the Hong Kong...
Baidu, China sued in U.S.for Internet censorship - ReutersEight New Yorkers sue Baidu for censoring searches in the U.S, claiming the company is acting as an agent of a foreign state to suppress free speech, which violates the First Amendment.
Google China's share of the Chinese search advertising market in Q4 rose for the first time since the company threatened to leave the country early last year after a cyber attack and censorship battles.
During a week when censorship of WikiLeaks' publishing of US government cables is being discussed and people suggest the founder Julian Assange be killed, UNESCO announced the US will host World Press Freedom Day next year.
This came in the wake of January threats that Google would pull out of China due to censorship and internet security concerns. Now, Bloomberg is reporting China Business News is reporting that an unnamed Chinese sales rep for Google spilled the...
Wall Street also may be skittish on Chinese Internet companies as Google's recent ultimatum has raised serious questions on censorship and Internet security issues as it relates to the Chinese government.
Yahoo's business in China and self censorship elicited her comment "Yahoo was not incorporated to fix China" and "You can't hold us as the bad boys forever.but giving information on reporters that are then but in prison should be glossed over with...
As Britain's Telegraph reports, Google established the localized search engine Google.cn four years ago, agreeing to filter results based on government censorship restrictions and content requirements, but Chinese officials say that has not been...
These economic influences on the engine could impact censorship decisions and other actions. Given that China now has the world's most internet users and all three of the major search engines are involved in the country there could be impact for...
Google Press Meeting Part 4 - Censorship – stockholders voted to allow Google to censor its results in order to continue operating in China. Google held its annual shareholder meeting yesterday at the Googleplex, and Andy Beal has done a great job...
A Look at Google CensorshipPhilipp Lenssen of Google Blogoscoped has compiled the answers to several questions on Google's censorship activities. SES China: May 25-26 Google Offers More Click Fraud Data - SEW News Editor Kevin Newcomb gets the...
Google Reader Censorship In China, Not So Much. Baidu Holds 62% Share In China - Baidu, the Chinese search engine, has 62.1 percent share based on a China Internet Network Information Centre (CNNIC) report.
Google Reader Censorship In China, Not So Much. Then again, the case is really about trying to convince Google it should pay to carry their news content. News each day, throughout the day, alerts of new discussion threads from our Search Engine...
Books Week given its support of censorship in China. Business Journal covers how Yahoo -- under fire for allegedly harming journalists in China -- is going to fund fellowships for journalists in countries with press restrictions.
Earlier this month, I dinged Google over hypocrisy for getting behind Banned Books Week given its support of censorship in China. Yahoo funds $1M Stanford journalism fellowship from the San Jose Business Journal covers how Yahoo -- under fire...
Yahoo Censorship In China, Not So Much - Google's blogging about how it is supporting the 25th anniversary of the American Library Association's Banned Book Week by posting information about novels that have been challenged or banned from being...
