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Google allegedly working on censored search engine for Chinese market

Wednesday, August 1, 2018 by Piyush Suthar | Comments

Home News Tech Google allegedly working on censored search engine for Chinese market

Recently Leaked documents reveal Google might be ready to make a government-friendly, censored version of its search engine in order to gain access to the Chinese people. This would mark the company’s return to both the country and the government’s stringent censorship. The report from The Intercept revealed a project called “Dragonfly,” and claimed its existence was known only to a relatively small amount of employees. It’s an Android app, and allegedly a finalized version has been shown to Chinese government officials. This app, a modified search engine, will block or censor sites like Wikipedia and Twitter, and news sites like The…

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