Google censors itself for China

Posted on January 25, 2006 10:03 PM | | Comments (0)

BBC NEWS
January 25, 2006

Leading internet company Google has said it will censor its search services in China in order to gain greater access to China's fast-growing market.

Google has offered a Chinese-language version of its search engine for years but users have been frustrated by government blocks on the site.

The company is setting up a new site - Google.cn - which it will censor itself to satisfy the authorities in Beijing.

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