Comments on: Google and Censorship http://www.ghacks.net/2006/01/27/google-and-censorship/ A technology news blog covering software, mobile phones, gadgets, security, the Internet and other relevant areas. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 01:25:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: peter kmochhttp://www.ghacks.net/2006/01/27/google-and-censorship/comment-page-1/#comment-955210 peter kmoch Wed, 13 Jan 2010 13:58:04 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=296#comment-955210 come on, there's a big difference between countries that (for example) censor pages deemed a bit too sexual, and china, which censors pages of people expressing opposition to the government. In other words, some countries censor stuff, but China censors even the discussion of what's censored. I would like to think that the censored pages in France are censored because a large bulk of the population would prefer not to see certain material when casually browsing the web. In China pages are censored because the leadership does not want them seen, without allowing discussion. come on, there’s a big difference between countries that (for example) censor pages deemed a bit too sexual, and china, which censors pages of people expressing opposition to the government.

In other words, some countries censor stuff, but China censors even the discussion of what’s censored. I would like to think that the censored pages in France are censored because a large bulk of the population would prefer not to see certain material when casually browsing the web. In China pages are censored because the leadership does not want them seen, without allowing discussion.

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