An image search on “Tiananmen” on …
- Google.cn (the China-based Google site)
- Google.com (the US-based Google site)
Google’s explanation, which boils down to, “Better a censored search engine than one that gets periodically blocked altogether by the Chinese authorities.” Which I find less than comforting.
(via GeekPress)
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Both collections are historical distortions, but the .cn one is a distortion of Google’s algorithm. Google has twisted itself into a pretzel, uh, why? For market share? Let China build their own search engine, one with no credibility, rather than erode Google’s credibility.