Tag: Dragonfly

Sundar Pichai says Google is still considering the Dragonfly, censored search engine in China

By James Barnley   Posted in Internet Softwares Technology
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Internet freedom

Google is still considering whether to launch a censored version of its search product in China, as confirmed by CEO Sundar Pichai during a recent event. “It’s very early. We don’t know whether we could or would do this in China, but we felt it was important for us to explore,” Pichai stated at the …

Rights groups ask Google to cancel its plan to launch Dragonfly, a censored version in China

By James Barnley   Posted in Governance
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Leading human rights groups are calling on Google to cancel its plan to launch a censored version of its search engine in China, which they said would violate the freedom of expression and privacy rights of millions of internet users in the country. A coalition of 14 organizations — including Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, …