Google Suggest Disabled In China Due To Porn 106
I Don't Believe in Imaginary Property writes "The Chinese government has asked Google to disable Google Suggest because it has been suggesting that people search for pornography based on its analysis of the most popular search terms in China. This comes on the heels of a fake CCTV interview being used to support the government requirement that all new computers ship with the 'Green Dam' Internet censoring program, which is still in force, despite reports to the contrary." The story on the chinaSMACK site demonstrates that Chinese search engine Baidu features a comparable search-suggestion function, which similarly recommends adult-themed sites, but that the government has not attacked Baidu over the issue of porn.
Not news (Score:1, Informative)
It isn't a big news and it is not new [cnet.com] for sure.
Protectionism (Score:5, Informative)
China is just doing this to give its own search engines a competitive edge. It does this with the film industry by only allowing 10 foreign films to be shown in China per year.
Re:Baidu benefits from being Chinese (Score:3, Informative)
Green Dam is not mandarory to run (Score:2, Informative)