On Thursday, Google Incorporated posted a notice claiming that its search engine had been blocked on mainland China. (this is one of Googles largest and key markets Google China)
While Google thought China may had blocked their service with some type of firewall due to an ongoing high profile censorship dispute between the two corporations, it turns out the false alarm came from a small technological difficulty. Google claims its system for tracking Internet access appeared to have misinterpreted what was going on with its services in China. (Google China)
"I believe Google raised early suspicions because China has threatened to block the company before, in fact they have been blocking youtube for months!" Google refuses to censor search results and material to Chinas specifications even though they have complied with the country in the past. Yes, it all boils down to censorship, or does it? Google claims the site was attacked by hackers located in China which made the Internet giant have a change of heart regarding its stance on censorship. Maybe this has something to do with national security?
China renewed Google's Internet license in the country recently, but as it stands, both Google and China stay tense when discussing the issue.
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