2010, March 22

Applauded by human rights activists and international Internet bloggers, Google stops the Chinese version of its search engine for which it had to self-censor search results according to Chinese laws. Google users from mainland China are now re-routed to the Chinese Google version from Hong Kong, which is not censoring its search results. According to Sergey Brin, co-founder of Google, the decision to stand up against censorship has overruled business interests.

The fate of the 600-strong Google China team is uncertain. Reuters reports employees in Beijing and Shanghai have been concerned to loose their jobs since the drama began two months ago.

Literature:

Test the Great Firewall of China: http://www.websitepulse.com/help/testtools.china-test.html

External Web Links:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/mar/29/google-yahoo-australia-internet-filter

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTOE62M04N20100323

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2010/mar/28/google-china-censorship