Saturday, September 11, 2010
I believe from a business standpoint, what Google is doing is smart. The Chinese government can be strict when it comes down to censoring. Their citizens do not possess the freedom that Americans have. In China, if Google refuses to censor certain things, the Government could ban the search engine from the entire country, losing a huge portion of their revenue. Every country in this world has different beliefs and there is no way around it. If you want to do business in different countries, you must be flexible in order to make everyone happy. China has been brought up through a very strict past. These type of "orderly" values are engraved into their minds, and most likely will never change. I, without a doubt, have no problem with information being filtered in China. It is simply what works for both parties.
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ReplyDeleteBe careful - I am not sure all of China is in agreement with the censorship... the government is, because in their view they want control.
The citizens understand this - but I question whether this control is feasible for much longer.