I just googled the word "Freedom." If I lived in China, I couldn't have done that search. What do you think about that policy?
If you have no idea what I'm talking about, please read these two blogs:
Google's official blog about it
Scott Adam's blog about it
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Dear Google,
Here's a challenge:
Since you are now doing business in China to their rules, could you match your Google.cn investment, dollar for dollar, with the funding to create and massively launch usable technologies to deliver the "1%" that you now censor (the only part the Chinese people desperately need) past the Great Firewall?
Encryption, tunneling, Napster-like sharing, hacker attacks on the Great Firewall, something entirely new? There must be ways you can use your technology and your "Don't Be Evil" motto to crack the Great Firewall and make the truly important news available widely, safely, and easily to the Chinese people.
Do it publicly, do it in the name of some other company so as not to endanger your new Chinese-based assets from seizure by Beijing. But do it!
Can the Chinese -- and all people, both free and desiring to be free -- count on you?
Thanks for your comment.
You got me thinking: Google is acting contrary to the underlying premise that keeps them in business - the right to free speech. And any entity that starts fighting against itself is destined to fail and die. It's like they are signing their own death warrant. Somebody else will step in and do the job that they are afraid to do. How can they let China bully and bribe them like this?
I am shocked that they could write such a piece of blatant propaganda such as this. They failed to mention the commercial aspect of launching in China. ...er, it makes business sense. That's the only one that will stick, I reckon. On the other hand, their assertion that China is on the move is also true. Which is to say, although I disagree with Google's stance, fortunately I think it will only be relevant for a few more years.
Thanks for your comment, MQ. Google is not the only guilty corporation moving into China under questionable circumstances. Lots of big money companies are using scary marketing strategies and policies that they would never think of using stateside. And it's not just China. American companies are terrible overseas. I am reminded of the KFC I visited in Germany. In the US they have sweet little signs declaring, "We love our customers, please don't smoke" or something to that effect. But in Germany, KFC allows (encourages?) cigarette vending machines in their restaurants. I felt the love, alright. Nice double standard, Big Business. Gag. Cough.
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