Summary Box: Google’s solution to censorship brings new challenges as government retaliates
By APTuesday, March 23, 2010
Summary Box: Google’s tussle with China censorship
SMACKED DOWN: China’s government responded to Google’s detour around its Internet censorship rules by blocking some of the traffic from the mainland to the company’s search engine in Hong Kong.
THE BARRIER: China relies on Internet filters dubbed the “Great Firewall” to restrict access on topics that the government considers objectionable.
FINANCIAL FALLOUT: An Internet service owed by a Hong Kong tycoon said it wouldn’t renew a Google partnership, to avoid potential government problems. Google shares fell 1.5 percent.
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