In bow to Beijing, Google censors anti-satellite test graphic

http://www.worldtribune.com/worldtribune/07/front2454147.052777778.html ^

[backbencher]

Internet search engine company Google has self-censored a graphic produced by three MIT researchers showing the trajectory and impact of China’s Jan. 11 anti-satellite test.

Three MIT researchers produced a color graphic [ZOOM] showing the flight path of the missile that destroyed an orbiting Chinese weather satellite by ramming it with a non-explosive warhead, officials said. MIT.edu Google excluded the graphic in an apparent attempt to avoid angering Chinese officials, U.S. officials said.

Google has been criticized in the past for appeasing the Chinese government in its search engine postings.

According to officials, three MIT researchers, Geoff Forden, Ted Postol and Subrata Ghoshroy, produced a color graphic showing the flight path of the missile that destroyed an orbiting Chinese weather satellite by ramming it with a non-explosive warhead.

[backbencher]

It's pretty sad when a leading online information source like google turns out to be a puppet company for a commie state.

[wastedyears]

There's something wrong with a trajectory?

China is going to start being a little ronery.

[theDentist]

Google = China's b**ch

[nepppen]

Google is like an infectious weed in china, they can whack it back all they want, but china can't kill it.

[sine_nomine]

They make their billions here and obey slavemasters from another country. Typical Leftists.

[bnelson44]

http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=Geoff+Forden%2C+Ted+Postol+Subrata+Ghoshroy&fr=yfp-t-446&toggle=1&cop=mss&ei=UTF-8

[HamiltonJay]

Found the exact same results using the same search terms on Google, so not sure what this article is talking about.

[Thunder90]

Google has also started to censor stuff that badmouths Putin.

[pgyanke]

You mispelled "Hillary".

[backbencher]

[Google is like an infectious weed in china, they can whack it back all they want, but china can't kill it.]

China doesn't want to "kill" google. They want to use google to send lies and propaganda across the Internet, and google is more then happy to be used.

[dangus]

>> Google is like an infectious weed in china, they can whack it back all they want, but china can't kill it. <<

China doesn't WANT to kill it; Google is China's bitch.

[Jeff Chandler]

http://web.mit.edu/stgs/spaceprograms.html

[backbencher]

[Found the exact same results using the same search terms on Google, so not sure what this article is talking about.]

It you did the same search in China the information would have been censored by google.

It's only a matter of time before google starts censoring information in the U.S. at China request.

[Ben Mugged]

This ought to pi$$ them off.

ASAT

[BenLurkin]

How very . . . Clintonian of them.

[6SJ7]

A Chinese-based Google search of Tiananmen Square often produces images of attractive buildings and smiling tourists, while American Google searchers will see photos of Chinese tanks used to disperse pro-democracy protestors in 1989.

He who controls the present...

[unkus]

Also should have been a Capital "B".

[nepppen]

China can't control the Internet. Their ability is going to slowly slowly erode. don't be mad at google they were able to put their foot in the door. There is no turning back for China because they have the tiger by the tail and are losing their grip.

[nepppen]

China cannot police every website and every comment. Even if they could they can't arrest every person. The truth does filter in.

[nepppen]

China cannot police every website and every comment. Even if they could they can't arrest every person. The truth does filter in.