Google Refuses to Censor in China
Google and China continue to duke it out over web freedom.
Google may decide to close all operations in China if an agreement cannot be reached concerning China’s regulation of search results. Closing would greatly affect Google’s partners in China; who would then have to either find a different search partner to power their tools or filter search results themselves in order to comply with China’s regulations.
Although this has been brought about by Google refusing to censor it’s search results in China, the decision has been applauded. At a March 2 hearing on Internet freedom in Washington, D.C., assistant Senate Majority Leader Dick Durbin (D-IL) praised Google for its decision.
Google CEO Eric Schmidt is confident a solution will be found.
