For lots of U.S. Internet companies, doing business in China is virtually a no-brainer — the market opens up well over a billion new potential customers. The only downside is the Chinese government’s pet peeve regarding public dissent. It sponsors what has to be the biggest censorship operation on the planet. If you’re surfing the Web in China, you’ll see no political dissent, no porn, no talk about government persecution, no mention of certain religious groups, no nothing about anything that might in any way subvert the status quo.
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Google to China: Tear Down This Wall
Posted by: Paul Hartsock January 15, 2010 10:19 AMFor lots of U.S. Internet companies, doing business in China is virtually a no-brainer — the market opens up well over a billion new potential customers. The only downside is the Chinese government’s pet peeve regarding public dissent. It sponsors what has to be the biggest censorship operation on the planet. If you’re surfing the Web in China, you’ll see no political dissent, no porn, no talk about government persecution, no mention of certain religious groups, no nothing about anything that might in any way subvert the status quo.