Comments on: More on China’s internet censorship http://freepressblog.org/blog/2005/08/01/more-on-chinas-internet-censorship/ A collection of my thoughts and other random stuff I found interesting. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 12:54:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: JB http://freepressblog.org/blog/2005/08/01/more-on-chinas-internet-censorship/#comment-3031 JB Tue, 14 Feb 2006 18:15:39 +0000 http://freepressblog.org/blog/2005/08/01/more-on-chinas-internet-censorship/#comment-3031 I think the better third option (rather than cooperating or boycotting) would be to claim to cooperate while secretly allowing more freedom than they agreed to in a variety of ways. It might not be the most honest approach, but I think in the end it would be the one that would result in the most good being done. Their argument right now is that if they do not agree to China's terms, then China can just block their people from using Google altogether, so Google's position is that they can at least bring some information into China (even if it is restricted) and that would be better than nothing. The fact is that if Google did not agree to the terms and refused to cooperate, it would make a good but ineffective statement, still leaving the Chinese people with less access to information. This is why I would support the third option I mentioned above. I think the better third option (rather than cooperating or boycotting) would be to claim to cooperate while secretly allowing more freedom than they agreed to in a variety of ways. It might not be the most honest approach, but I think in the end it would be the one that would result in the most good being done.

Their argument right now is that if they do not agree to China’s terms, then China can just block their people from using Google altogether, so Google’s position is that they can at least bring some information into China (even if it is restricted) and that would be better than nothing.

The fact is that if Google did not agree to the terms and refused to cooperate, it would make a good but ineffective statement, still leaving the Chinese people with less access to information.

This is why I would support the third option I mentioned above.

]]> By: Dave Z http://freepressblog.org/blog/2005/08/01/more-on-chinas-internet-censorship/#comment-3030 Dave Z Tue, 14 Feb 2006 16:30:07 +0000 http://freepressblog.org/blog/2005/08/01/more-on-chinas-internet-censorship/#comment-3030 It seems harder for people to bash google the microsoft. Google had such a good rep compared to ms. But now they are doing the same thing as ms and have caved in. I don't agree with what the communist chinese government is doing. But if google or ms agree to the terms of the chinese then they should abide by their agreement. Or get out and boycott them. Not be half in and out. (Some bloggers are calling them ' sell outs ' now just like ms.) I thought google would have boycotted china for human rights reasons. Maybe they think some greater good and eventual change will be ushered in by google's presence. It seems harder for people to bash google the microsoft. Google had such a good rep compared to ms. But now they are doing the same thing as ms and have caved in. I don’t agree with what the communist chinese government is doing. But if google or ms agree to the terms of the chinese then they should abide by their agreement. Or get out and boycott them. Not be half in and out.
(Some bloggers are calling them ‘ sell outs ‘ now just like ms.)

I thought google would have boycotted china for human rights reasons. Maybe they think some greater good and eventual change will be ushered in by google’s presence.

]]> By: JB http://freepressblog.org/blog/2005/08/01/more-on-chinas-internet-censorship/#comment-3029 JB Tue, 14 Feb 2006 03:14:34 +0000 http://freepressblog.org/blog/2005/08/01/more-on-chinas-internet-censorship/#comment-3029 Yes, lots of people have been bashing Google over this. I can see both sides, but I would tend to favor Google not caving to these demands. In my opinion, it would be more honorable for them to actively subvert the policies of censorship, but of course they would never do this. Yes, lots of people have been bashing Google over this. I can see both sides, but I would tend to favor Google not caving to these demands.

In my opinion, it would be more honorable for them to actively subvert the policies of censorship, but of course they would never do this.

]]> By: Dave Z http://freepressblog.org/blog/2005/08/01/more-on-chinas-internet-censorship/#comment-3028 Dave Z Mon, 13 Feb 2006 23:28:10 +0000 http://freepressblog.org/blog/2005/08/01/more-on-chinas-internet-censorship/#comment-3028 http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2006/01/google-in-china.html Time for some google bashing??? http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2006/01/google-in-china.html

Time for some google bashing???

]]> By: ma ma j http://freepressblog.org/blog/2005/08/01/more-on-chinas-internet-censorship/#comment-3027 ma ma j Thu, 04 Aug 2005 02:57:54 +0000 http://freepressblog.org/blog/2005/08/01/more-on-chinas-internet-censorship/#comment-3027 don't know much about this but my gut says if you are breaking rules of decency and morality ifor the sake of making money it's not OK. i don't care if you are microsoft or mom and pop. don’t know much about this but my gut says if you are breaking rules of decency and morality ifor the sake of making money it’s not OK. i don’t care if you are microsoft or mom and pop.

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