Notes by Curious

As a communications professional and the daughter of an artist, I am very passionate about freedom of information and expression without censorship so I felt compelled to add to the plethora of people talking about Google’s problems in China.

I’m so happy that Google are making a stand in China by not folding to the Chinese Government’s demands on internet censorship. It will be interesting to see how this will unfold as Google are now operating illegally and it is predicted they will likely be forced out of the country.

Hillary Clinton issued a statement about the stalemate, saying “We have been briefed by Google on these allegations, which raise very serious concerns and questions. We look to the Chinese government for an explanation. The ability to operate with confidence in cyberspace is critical in a modern society and economy.”

I’m not sure you will get an explanation from the Chinese Government Hillary….

It really is a bold move by Google who may be forced to lay off 600 workers and relinquish their estimated 36% share of one of the worlds largest and fastest growing economies – handing it over to their competitor Baidu, who currently have the estimated majority 58% market share. Then again, Google do have a substantial portion of the market share globally!

So I guess this is just a quick hat tip to Google for taking a stand on such an important human rights issue, despite the likely loss for their bottom line.