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I guess it wouldn't be HN if we didn't tie every story back to our own issues. In this case, if Google ever does return to China I doubt the authorities would
by vatueil 8y ago
I guess it wouldn't be HN if we didn't tie every story back to our own issues.
In this case, if Google ever does return to China I doubt the authorities would find it more useful for such purposes than existing sources such as iCloud, Bing, and Baidu already are.
- throwaway2048 8y agoHey, at least everyone else is doing it too!
- vatueil 8y agoThe point is more that the parent comment raises a different issue that doesn't really address the topic at hand. Even if another search engine did appear, it wouldn't allow the authorities to target dissidents more effectively than existing services already do. If we want to actually make a difference, we might consider calling for those existing services to change their ways. Harder to pressure the domestic Chinese companies, of course, but it's surprising how little attention is paid to Western companies who are actually in China and benefitting from it.