Google caught up in China censorship debate

In this Nov. 28, 2008 file photo, a man rides a pedicab decorated with a Google advertisement on a sidewalk in Beijing.

[jusme]

I don't use Google.. mainly because they are willing to work with China to filter out porn, etc, but are unwilling to do anything here to protect our children

[Chris]

jusme wrote:

I don't use Google.. mainly because they are willing to work with China to filter out porn, etc, but are unwilling to do anything here to protect our children

You realize they filter material here in a sense as well right?

There is a popular firearm website I frequent and one of the vendors on that site claimed that their company used to advertise on google until they decided that they didn't want that type of advertising on their site. This is just for accessories mind you. Not even a firearm.

I have always used yahoo and will continue to do so. I have my e-mail with yahoo also which is another reason I use them.

[A Watcher]

Chris wrote:

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You realize they filter material here in a sense as well right?
There is a popular firearm website I frequent and one of the vendors on that site claimed that their company used to advertise on google until they decided that they didn't want that type of advertising on their site. This is just for accessories mind you. Not even a firearm.
I have always used yahoo and will continue to do so. I have my e-mail with yahoo also which is another reason I use them.

Advertising is different from the Google search engine.

They can reject any ads but unless they get a cease and desist (Or they bow down to someone with hundreds of lawyers or a country like China) they don't censor results.