google's rationale for this ideological compromise is that the un-censored reasearch resources that will be available to chinese students (most of which are apolitical anyway) will outweigh the cost of certain topics being removed.
moreover, the majority of scientific and mathematic oriented resources aren't removied. and cinsidering that those are the fastest growing fields in china, i think it's understandable.
while i agree, shame on google, at the same time it's a bend that may be necessary to give the chinese people a very valuable resource of information. think about it anyway, how often do you honestly search the u.s. version of google for the slave trade? or the japanese interment era? or the fire-bombings of germany? not often.
Point taken, however, how valuable is information that is subject to censorship. Further, the frequency at which we seek out information, such as japanese internment camps and the slave trade, doesn't change the fact that the information is there for us to access. Unfortunately the chinese people don't have that same luxury; and sadly Google, an American company, has facilitated in the matter.
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moreover, the majority of scientific and mathematic oriented resources aren't removied. and cinsidering that those are the fastest growing fields in china, i think it's understandable.
while i agree, shame on google, at the same time it's a bend that may be necessary to give the chinese people a very valuable resource of information. think about it anyway, how often do you honestly search the u.s. version of google for the slave trade? or the japanese interment era? or the fire-bombings of germany? not often.
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