Google decided, after a protracted struggle with China over censorship and that all-too-suspicious hacking of email accounts belonging to Chinese human rights activists, to stop censoring their services in China, including Google Search, Image Search, and News. As this is contrary to China's stance that censorship is a "non-negotiable legal requirement," Google is providing an alternative for Chinese users--but it's not exactly the "complete pull-out" we'd heard rumored to be scheduled for...
Published on March 22, 2010 15:23