In China, Google censors more than just politics: beer, dating, joke, gay sites too [fs]

[Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>]

http://news.com.com/What+Google+censors+in+China/2100-1030_3-6031727.html

What Google censors in China
January 26, 2006, 1:27 PM PST

Google's new China search engine not only censors many Web sites that 
question the Chinese government, but it goes further than similar 
services from Microsoft and Yahoo by targeting teen pregnancy, 
homosexuality, dating, beer and jokes.

In addition, CNET News.com has found that contrary to Google founder 
Sergey Brin's promise to inform users when their search results are 
censored, the company frequently filters out sites without revealing it.

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Site / Category / Google.cn / Yahoo China/ MSN China
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bacardi.com     Alcohol Deleted OK      OK
badpuppy.com    Gay     Deleted Deleted (1)     OK
bignews.org     News    Deleted Deleted Deleted
beerlabels.com  Alcohol Deleted OK      OK
bombaysapphire.com      Alcohol Deleted OK      OK
budweiser.com   Alcohol Deleted (5)     OK      OK
catholiclesbians.org    Religious       Deleted OK      OK
chinesenewsweek.com     News    Deleted OK      Deleted
collegehumor.com        Humor   Deleted OK      OK
date.com        Dating  Deleted OK      OK
ebaumsworld.com Humor   Deleted OK      OK
falunasia.info  Advocacy        Deleted OK      Deleted
faluncanada.net Advocacy        Deleted OK      Deleted
funnyjokes.com  Humor   Deleted OK      OK
gaycenter.org   Gay     Deleted OK      OK
gaycrawler.com  Gay     Deleted OK      OK
gaytimes.co.uk  Gay     OK      Deleted OK
gio.gov.tw      Government      OK      Deleted Deleted
guinness.com    Alcohol Deleted OK      OK
hightimes.com   Drug use        Deleted (6)     OK      OK
hrw.org Advocacy        Deleted OK      Deleted
jackdaniels.com Alcohol Deleted OK      OK
jokesgallery.com        Humor   OK      Deleted (1)     OK
lesbian.com     Gay     Deleted OK      OK
libertytimes.com.tw     News    Deleted OK      OK
lingerie.com    Sex     Deleted OK      OK
mm52.com        Entertainment   Deleted OK      OK
netfirms.com    Web hosting     Deleted OK      OK
network54.com   Community       Deleted OK      Deleted
neworder.box.sk Security        Deleted OK      OK
news.bbc.co.uk  News    Deleted Deleted Deleted
omnitalk.com    Community       Deleted OK      Deleted
penthouse.com   Sex     Deleted Deleted (1)     Deleted
playboy.com     Sex     Deleted Deleted (1)     OK
pressfreedom.com        Advocacy        Deleted OK      Deleted
queernet.org    Gay     Deleted OK      OK
resist.com      Racist  Deleted OK      OK
rsf.org Advocacy        OK      Deleted (2)     Deleted
savetibet.org   Advocacy        Deleted OK      Deleted
search.msn.com  Search  Deleted OK      OK
seas.upenn.edu  Academic        Deleted (5)     OK      Deleted
sonicnet.com    Music (VH1)     Deleted OK      OK
sxetc.org       Sex ed. Deleted OK      Deleted (3)
teenpregnancy.org       Sex ed. Deleted OK      OK
theagitator.com Blog    OK      Deleted OK
thisisessex.co.uk       Local   Deleted OK      OK
time.com        News    OK      Deleted OK
voa.gov Government      Deleted (1)     Deleted Deleted
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