Through a previous class I had learned about Google's entry into China and the many troubles they were having after doing so. Google, as most people know, promote themselves as being the most complete search of the information you are looking for on the web. China, however, has the most control over information that its occupants receive than any other country. The trouble they had was that if they didn't enter the Chinese market they were missing out on a huge piece of the worlds population. However if they were to enter the Chinese market the Chinese government was only going to allow them to display certain content that they deemed appropriate. In doing so they would be going against their mission statement and what they stand for. Read more through the link...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4645596.stm
Foreward to The New Inquisition
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