Friendly to capitalism but unfriendly to democracy, the Chinese government is cracking down on that great engine of information democratization, Google, the Internet search giant claims. Complaints that Google’s Gmail email system hasn’t been performing up to speed in China prompted Google to level the accusation. Google has investigated the reported problems and said it found no technical glitches. Message sending, receiving, and other basic Gmail functions reportedly have been disrupted. A Google people finder established after neighboring Japan’s earthquakes and tsunami also failed in China.
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The Chinese Government's Gremlins in Google's Works
Posted by: Mike Martin March 22, 2011 05:00 AMFriendly to capitalism but unfriendly to democracy, the Chinese government is cracking down on that great engine of information democratization, Google, the Internet search giant claims. Complaints that Google’s Gmail email system hasn’t been performing up to speed in China prompted Google to level the accusation. Google has investigated the reported problems and said it found no technical glitches. Message sending, receiving, and other basic Gmail functions reportedly have been disrupted. A Google people finder established after neighboring Japan’s earthquakes and tsunami also failed in China.