Examples of Censorship


Tiananmen Square is a large plaza in Beijing, China. Several political events have happened there. The one to be noted is the 'Tiananmen Square Protests' in 1989. Essentially it was a Political Turmoil in China. More information.

However, when you search for the incident from Google's china website (http://www.google.cn), you get different results as to when you search from Google's International website. Google China shows more tourist information than the history of the place.

 

Search results from Google China
Search result from google china

 

Results from www.google.com
Results from Google International website

 

 

Falun Dafa is is a system of body and mind cultivation introduced by LiHongzi. It was outlawed by the Goverment of China. Again, the search engine shows the results of Google China compared to Google International.

Result from Google China
Google China Search result

 

Result from www.google.com
Result from Google International

 

More Examples


Here is an interesting read:

So, What does it mean?

Even though the governments of the countries attempt to block websites in the interest of the people, they are denied information. This seems to be a violation of Human Rights. It is very hard to come to a conclusion on this topic, but as more and more people become aware of the internet censorship in their countries, it would be difficult for the government of the countries, but to rethink their internet policies and realize the need to reform it.

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References


1. TankMan: Controlling Information: You can't get there from here
Retrieved: 29/03/2007

2. Internet Censorship: Law and Policy around the world
Retrieved: 29/03/2007

3. Internet Censorship in China: An Interview
Retrieved: 29/03/2007