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Google rebels against China’s Internet censors
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Publisher:  Sources News Releases
Date Written:  13/01/10
Year Published:  2010  
Resource Type:  Article/Report/Letter

Reporters Without Borders hails US Internet giant Google’s announcement yesterday that it will stop censoring the Chinese version of its search engine, Google.cn – a move that could lead to Google.cn’s closure and Google’s withdrawal from China.

Abstract:  Reporters Without Borders hails US Internet giant Google’s announcement yesterday that it will stop censoring the Chinese version of its search engine, Google.cn – a move that could lead to Google.cn’s closure and Google’s withdrawal from the Chinese market. The company said it took the decision following sophisticated cyber-attacks on Gmail accounts coming from China.

“We can only welcome the courage shown by Google’s executives,” Reporters Without Borders said. “A foreign IT company has fin...
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