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January 28, 2006 10:37 AM   Subscribe

pretty funny google. yeah newsfilter, but i thought it was an interesting comparison.
posted by ginbiafra (21 comments total)

This post was deleted for the following reason: posted previously



 
Speaking of censorship....
posted by Rothko at 10:46 AM on January 28, 2006


yo ho ho.
posted by mrgrimm at 10:47 AM on January 28, 2006


MeFi embraces religious intolerance.
posted by mischief at 10:55 AM on January 28, 2006


Actually, this is pretty interesting. For those who didn't click the links because the poster didn't bother to explain what they are, both link to Google search results for Falun Gong--the first from the censored Google China site, and the second from the standard Google search. The differences are striking!

That said, this should have gone in the previous discussion of this issue. (And find the shift key already.)
posted by LarryC at 11:01 AM on January 28, 2006


Based on the fundamental principles: truthfulness, ...
...beautifulness, relativityness.
posted by weapons-grade pandemonium at 11:01 AM on January 28, 2006


even better
posted by puke & cry at 11:03 AM on January 28, 2006


eesh. my bad. i did search, i guess i must have missed it.
posted by ginbiafra at 11:10 AM on January 28, 2006


Hey LarryC, i think the poster didn't explain it because it's totally obvious.
posted by wumpus at 11:14 AM on January 28, 2006


Interesting. I thought Google said that they'd indicate where items were sensored. Am I missing that bit?
posted by furtive at 11:20 AM on January 28, 2006


... totally obvious.

[sigh /]
posted by lodurr at 11:21 AM on January 28, 2006


Interesting. I thought Google said that they'd indicate where items were sensored. Am I missing that bit?

It's down at the bottom: 据当地法律法规和政策,部分搜索结果未予显示。

I'm not sure "pretty funny" is the first description of this that should spring to mind.
posted by flashboy at 11:41 AM on January 28, 2006


flashboy, are you willing to translate that?
posted by furtive at 11:41 AM on January 28, 2006


According to jiawen in the previous thread, which is what you should go and read when this one is deleted, it says:

In accordance with local laws, regulations and policies, part of these search results are not displayed.

posted by flashboy at 11:48 AM on January 28, 2006


According to the local law laws and regulations and the policy, the part searches the result not to demonstrate.
posted by DrJohnEvans at 11:51 AM on January 28, 2006


That was Babelfish, anyway.
posted by DrJohnEvans at 11:52 AM on January 28, 2006


Google's official blog posting on this topic is revealing.
posted by S.C. at 11:52 AM on January 28, 2006


This exact comparison was on the UK's 'Channel 4 News' the day that Google China launched.
posted by TheDonF at 12:13 PM on January 28, 2006


Happy Chinese New Year!
posted by fixedgear at 12:16 PM on January 28, 2006


Amazing.
posted by eperker at 1:49 PM on January 28, 2006


The blog post spectifically mentions blocking search results to comply with local laws in France, Germany and the US. I know what France and Germany is referring to, but anyone know what the US laws are?
posted by jacquilynne at 2:47 PM on January 28, 2006


jacquilynne: Google will remove content pursuant to DMCA violation claims. (link)
posted by S.C. at 3:50 PM on January 28, 2006


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