blending the mix

The BBC reports that the Chinese government has blocked access to the main Google.com website and is actively targeteting those people who produce software that enable the avoidance of these restrictions.

Although the actual announcement comes as a shock, a Reporters without Borders spokesperson claims that:

“It was only to be expected that Google.com would be gradually sidelined after the censored version was launched in January”.

I still don’t understand how a company who is ruled by the words “do not evil” can willingly go against the very root of the internet - freedom of intformation.

Maybe they should now put their efforts into some anti-blocking software which will enable their Chinese users to see what the rest of the world is like.

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