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Google Switches Tack in China Before License Expires

Posted June 29, 2010 7:40 AM

From Yahoo! News: Technology News:

Google on Tuesday changed tack in China to address government complaints about its attempts to evade censorship, as it vied to get its business licence renewed in the world's largest online market. The US web giant said it would stop automatically redirecting mainland Chinese users to an unfiltered site in Hong Kong, a process it began in March in response to censorship and cyberattacks it claims came from China.

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Re: Google Switches Tack in China Before License Expires

06/30/2010 4:34 PM

Oh, you mean Google folded like a cheap lawn chair? Kow-towed to the almighty dragon? I'm sorry I thought they had a pair.

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