As Google’s Owner Defend the company’s decision. Red Herring a technology Business Magazine asked me and others for our thoughts on the company that once proclaimed itself to "do no evil," as a business conduct.
Google Guru Defends Censorship: Red Herring.
January 26, 2006
Google co-founder Sergey Brin on Thursday defended his company’s decision to censor search results in China, a move facing a mounting attack from digital rights advocates.
“I didn’t think I would come to this conclusion, but eventually I came to the conclusion that more information is better, even if it’s not as full as we’d like to see,” said Sergey Brin in an interview with Reuters at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
But Yan Sham-Shackleton, an artist and writer, who’s also a well-known blogger based out of Hong Kong, said she was disappointed with Mr. Brin’s response.
“It’s not exactly correct. It’s a curtain,” she said. “The some information they are referring to is information that is allowed, unthreatenning to the government. It’s not some information on human rights, or historical facts, or ideas and ideals that are contrary to the Chinese government party line.”
She pointed out that all information avenues in China were state owned, and the Internet was pretty much the only way Chinese people could know different perspectives….
“American companies used to have to sign a code of conduct before dealing with South Africa, promising they would not support apartheid,” Ms. Sham-Shackleton said. “Those companies are public companies. It’s up to the people to push pressure on the shareholders, and on the board for this to stop."Full article
Yan Sham-Shackleton Online 