Do you think that China´s petition for censoring google is absurd?
145067
its just another way a communist government tries to control its people.
648440
i don't know, but china is under communist rule, and i think it's corrupt and absolutely stupid...
61673
I think its wrong because I beleive in freedom of information. I'm an Iranian and know the type of filtering they have for Iran and it extreme. IT IS GETTING EVEN WORST!!! The government is make an "Intranet" for the country to put in place of the Internet.
461784
Greed. Again.\n\nOf course the internet and software gaints wouldn't call it greed; they have a responsibility to their share holders. But after all it is Greed, how ever they want to justify it. I am sure they tell themselves, it is a small price to pay considering that technology like theirs will likely contribute to the down fall of the current Chinese regime.\n\nThe real irony is that China (a "communist" country) is using capitalism to fight its dissidence; Meaning china uses McGoohoo's Greed you reinforce its anti-dissidence program! I don't find that very Communist. But then again is China truly communist?\n\nThe real question is, what do we do about it?\n\nDo you suggest a boycott?\n\nI don't remember the last time I wrote Google or Yahoo a check. And sure Microsoft got some of my dough, but I try to keep that to a minimum.\n\nThe bigger problem is China. They are a giant America has worked hard to keep at bay. Trade packs during the cold war for example. But every time we try to appease them, we give them more power, money, etc.\n\nI am disgusted that we have sent all our factories over there. I can't find anything any more that isn't made in China. We read articles about prisoners being harvested for body parts, mass pollution due to lack of regulations, their tech spies dissecting "our" technology so they can build knockoffs for cents on the dollar. They suppress human rights and democracy, and continue to fix their currency with ours.\n\nChina needs regime change.\n\nBut how do we support this without starting WW3?\n\nPersonally I think we need to start having some expectations from our number one trading partner. If they want our money they are going to need to play by our rules.\n\nBut another problem is, what are our rules? We seem to be the dirtiest bastards on the planet these days (and the days before these days).\n\nMy favorite is: Regime change starts at home.
1096643
interesting, are they recruiting people or just stating things, or are they asking legit questions?\n\nfreedom of speech is kinda a right we've got, so they shouldn't be censored\n\nI'm neither one nor the other, but ignore it if they bother you\n\nIf it's so lame and obvious then it will only distract the stupid people from Answers and Questions\n\nno threat to us my friend
1089822
you'd have to find the original article/story that they've censored and then check it out on the chinese internet to know that.  \n\nit's pretty creepy though - a bit like Winston working for Big Brother to change the past and people's perceptions.  eugh.
693922
just read this:\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_censorship_in_mainland_China
1040739
Google home page is a place of quiet and peace as opposed to Yahoo and their constant supply of Moving Ads, which I truly hate.\n\nGoogle hits also have a cool feature--"similar pages" for each hit.\n\nNo, I don't think they will censor you but they should read and learn (not very likely.)
18369
It will take a while, but sooner or later Google will rule the world. Knowledge is power. Right now the Chinese are still in their internet infancy. They'll grow up eventually and realize that the only way to maintain in the global community is to know your friends and your enemies.
669126
OK, first, I totally disagree with your premise regarding human rights.  I don't even think you understand the term.  But I want to address the question about Yahoo:\n\nYahoo has a right to withdraw anything here if it wants to FOR WHATEVER REASON THEY WANT.  It is THEIR site.  They own it.  They allow you to write on it, but they can remove things if they want.  That's how a free country works.  If it is yours, you can do what you want with it.  \n\nIf I wrote things on YOUR website, YOU would have a right to remove things that you didn't like.  Why is that so hard to understand?  You do NOT have any right to publish on someone else's website.  You have a right to publish on your own site and the site of anyone who CHOOSES FREELY to allow you to post on theirs.  YOU DO NOT OWN YAHOO!!!!
596070
Chinese government fears the internet, censors things. Keep looking, they can't find every blogging website.
1052605
All internet use is censored and monitored in China. They ban political criticism of their government, and pornography!
447963
What is their choice really?  Either they do what China tells them or they offer nothing to the people there.  There is no way for them to improve conditions for the people of China if the government blocks and removes them?  Better to sacrafice and be seen then not sacrafice and be eliminated.  \n\nPeople think there is censorship and a lack of privacy here; have no idea what freedoms they enjoy compared to the people of China.
981853
I had heard on NPR a while ago that they actually ARE censoring the internet.  Something about how they have a different version of Google or something and certain sites are not available to users in....I forget which country exactly - but it was in Asia.   Of course, the news report was saying how some hackers were trying to bypass the censorship and how they were putting themselves in danger to access government censored information.
87821
I feel irritated. I find it that today people prefer to be followers than leaders and it is embarrassing to see how such big conglomerates lose all perception of decency just to make money. It is obvious that Yahoo wishes to conquer the China market and for that purpose merged with the Chinese company called Alibaba.com. In that sense, they could not care less about the Chinese people since they are only concerned about being on the right side of the Chinese government. It is ALWAYS about money…. Just look at how Bush calls everyone a terrorist and yet he is ready give the United Arab Emirates control of numerous AMERICAN ports. \nIt is NEVER about the people or democracy or even safety…. it’s about who will receive a monetary benefit from it all.
767698
I received an e-mail yesterday, which was apologising for errors made in the censorship. This was from Yahoo UK.\nThey are trying to do something about it. Apparently the address for complaining to when you receive a violation which you think is wrong had an error in it, so many people never received replies to their violation complaints.\nPerhaps it will be better now.
162327
The big issue is freedom of speech and freedom of information.\nIn the United States, anyone is allowed to see or write essentially whatever they want.\nIn the privacy of their own home, Americans have no restrictions on what kind of content or news sources they can access.\nChina is very against dissent of any kind.  The government is worried that if the people are given unrestricted internet access they will be reading anti-government or anti-nationalist journals, newspapers, etc.  It also allows the people an (essentially) anonymous way to speak to each other rapidly.  \nSo right now companies like Google are starting to break into the Chinese market.  And Google seems to be bending to China's wishes to filter out content they don't want their people to be able to access.  A lot of Americans feel this kind of governmental control of information is unethical or even against the whole idea of the internet.