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Google censors *beer*?
From: "Gary Funck" <gary () intrepid com>
Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2006 19:04:44 -0800
[The horror ...] full story: http://www.politechbot.com/2006/01/26/google-censors-more/ http://news.com.com/What+Google+censors+in+China/2100-1030_3-6031727.html What Google censors in China January 26, 2006, 1:27 PM PST Google's new China search engine not only censors many Web sites that question the Chinese government, but it goes further than similar services from Microsoft and Yahoo by targeting teen pregnancy, homosexuality, dating, *beer* and jokes. In addition, CNET News.com has found that contrary to Google founder Sergey Brin's promise to inform users when their search results are censored, the company frequently filters out sites without revealing it. [...remainder snipped...] -------- This chart is better seen on the Web page (URL above) because it'll be poorly-formatted in email, but FYI... Site / Category / Google.cn / Yahoo China/ MSN China ---------------------------------------------------- bacardi.com Alcohol Deleted OK OK beerlabels.com Alcohol Deleted OK OK bombaysapphire.com Alcohol Deleted OK OK budweiser.com Alcohol Deleted (5) OK OK guinness.com Alcohol Deleted OK OK jackdaniels.com Alcohol Deleted OK OK [Above, selectively edited ...] _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
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