I don't think that the fact that Google bowed to the chinese government's demands of self-censorship (or whatever you may call it) can be used as evidence that

I don't think that the fact that Google bowed to the chinese government's demands of self-censorship (or whatever you may call it) can be used as evidence that private companies are untrustworthy. If anything, it's more evidence that governments shouldn't meddle with what should or should not be allowed in search.