Wednesday, January 25, 2006

Google won't help US enforce anti-porn law, but gladly helps Chinese censors

After refusing to help the US government protect children from online pornographers, search engine Google agreed to collaborate with Chinese government censors to filter out anything the regime finds objectionable.

Money motivates both actions. Google claims to be protecting the rights of its users but in reality is making a fortune from pornography, much of which is tied to organized criminal syndicates.

"To obtain the Chinese license, Google agreed to omit Web content that the country's government finds objectionable," AP reports. "Google will base its censorship decisons on guidance provided by Chinese government officials."

"Google officials characterized the censorship concessions in China as an excruciating decision for a company that adopted 'don't be evil' as a motto," according to AP. "But management believes it's a worthwhile sacrifice."