4 ms·
Enabling censorship and oppression should not be a race to the bottom - which is what you are advocating for. I don't understand how any search engine approved
by ctime 7y ago
Enabling censorship and oppression should not be a race to the bottom - which is what you are advocating for.
I don't understand how any search engine approved in China could be "surfacing better information in queries" - they are all effectively under the same authoritative control. Are you placing your believe in hopes and prayers that real information will be "accidentally" leaked to the oppressed masses in China? How cute.
- khc 7y agoHow am I advocating for race to the bottom?
- reallydude 7y agoIf a condition is already bad, why bother trying to make it better? ie: > Any claim that Google would have helped China censor Chinese citizens ignores the fact that Chinese search engines are already censored "...so it isn't helping, it's just business as usual." The counterpoint is that having choice is helpful, especially when the choices include user segments, even if you don't experience it. Also, participating in oppressive behavior is immoral, regardless of the outcome.
- khc 7y agoMy claim is that Google entering China is making a bad situation better
- infamia 7y agoWhile I understand the instinct to collaborate, I don't see it. No one is better than Google at correlating and extrapolating data about people. Any relatively minor improvements that Google provides would seem to be overwhelmed by handing these new data gathering and correlation capabilities to the Chinese government.
- ajiang 7y agoYou can make your same point without being dismissive.