[declan at well.com: [Politech] In China, Google censors more than just politics: beer, dating, joke, gay sites too [fs]]
Eugen Leitl
eugen at leitl.org
Fri Jan 27 09:51:12 UTC 2006
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From: Declan McCullagh <declan at well.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2006 14:25:45 -0800
To: politech at politechbot.com
Subject: [Politech] In China, Google censors more than just politics: beer,
dating, joke, gay sites too [fs]
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http://news.com.com/What+Google+censors+in+China/2100-1030_3-6031727.html
What Google censors in China
January 26, 2006, 1:27 PM PST
Google's new China search engine not only censors many Web sites that
question the Chinese government, but it goes further than similar
services from Microsoft and Yahoo by targeting teen pregnancy,
homosexuality, dating, beer and jokes.
In addition, CNET News.com has found that contrary to Google founder
Sergey Brin's promise to inform users when their search results are
censored, the company frequently filters out sites without revealing it.
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This chart is better seen on the Web page (URL above) because it'll be
poorly-formatted in email, but FYI...
Site / Category / Google.cn / Yahoo China/ MSN China
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bacardi.com Alcohol Deleted OK OK
badpuppy.com Gay Deleted Deleted (1) OK
bignews.org News Deleted Deleted Deleted
beerlabels.com Alcohol Deleted OK OK
bombaysapphire.com Alcohol Deleted OK OK
budweiser.com Alcohol Deleted (5) OK OK
catholiclesbians.org Religious Deleted OK OK
chinesenewsweek.com News Deleted OK Deleted
collegehumor.com Humor Deleted OK OK
date.com Dating Deleted OK OK
ebaumsworld.com Humor Deleted OK OK
falunasia.info Advocacy Deleted OK Deleted
faluncanada.net Advocacy Deleted OK Deleted
funnyjokes.com Humor Deleted OK OK
gaycenter.org Gay Deleted OK OK
gaycrawler.com Gay Deleted OK OK
gaytimes.co.uk Gay OK Deleted OK
gio.gov.tw Government OK Deleted Deleted
guinness.com Alcohol Deleted OK OK
hightimes.com Drug use Deleted (6) OK OK
hrw.org Advocacy Deleted OK Deleted
jackdaniels.com Alcohol Deleted OK OK
jokesgallery.com Humor OK Deleted (1) OK
lesbian.com Gay Deleted OK OK
libertytimes.com.tw News Deleted OK OK
lingerie.com Sex Deleted OK OK
mm52.com Entertainment Deleted OK OK
netfirms.com Web hosting Deleted OK OK
network54.com Community Deleted OK Deleted
neworder.box.sk Security Deleted OK OK
news.bbc.co.uk News Deleted Deleted Deleted
omnitalk.com Community Deleted OK Deleted
penthouse.com Sex Deleted Deleted (1) Deleted
playboy.com Sex Deleted Deleted (1) OK
pressfreedom.com Advocacy Deleted OK Deleted
queernet.org Gay Deleted OK OK
resist.com Racist Deleted OK OK
rsf.org Advocacy OK Deleted (2) Deleted
savetibet.org Advocacy Deleted OK Deleted
search.msn.com Search Deleted OK OK
seas.upenn.edu Academic Deleted (5) OK Deleted
sonicnet.com Music (VH1) Deleted OK OK
sxetc.org Sex ed. Deleted OK Deleted (3)
teenpregnancy.org Sex ed. Deleted OK OK
theagitator.com Blog OK Deleted OK
thisisessex.co.uk Local Deleted OK OK
time.com News OK Deleted OK
voa.gov Government Deleted (1) Deleted Deleted
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