google problem in china

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Google problem in china Presented By :- MAYANK JAIN NISHA SAHARAN IIPM,JAIPUR Presented to :- Mrs. Jasneet soni

Introduction: 

Introduction Google is the world’s largest search engine. Founded in 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin, two Stanford graduate students. opened their first office in a garage in Menlo Park, California. Now the company has moved into the “Googleplex,” a much larger office in Mountain View, California.

products and services: 

products and services mapping service a translator an e-mail account a blog-hosting service over 40 products and features on its website hosts over 150 country website domains

Core Values and Mission: 

Core Values and Mission Google’s mission is to organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful . “While removing search results is inconsistent with Google’s mission, providing no information is more inconsistent with our mission.” – Google senior policy counsel Andrew McLaughlin .

China - Censorship: 

China - Censorship In February 1996, all private subscribers to Chinanet, the main Internet service provider, run by the state telecommunications monopoly, were required to register with the Public Security Bureau, provide the government with detailed personal information about themselves, and sign a pledge not to “read, copy or disseminate information that threatens state security.” . . . In addition to the state-run Chinanet, all Internet service providers were required to take steps to filter out anything deemed harmful.

The Golden Shield Project: 

The Golden Shield Project In early 2000, the MPS introduced its new system, the Golden Shield project, which aimed to use state-of-the-art technology as a means of more effectively policing the Chinese people. Although this technology is used to monitor everything from video to voice to Internet traffic, controlling the flow of information over the Internet. To control the information flowing over the Internet, the MPS has installed, not firewalls exactly but a content filtering system that works similarly to parental control systems that can block out specific material. Cont........

The Golden Shield Project: 

Once the “firewall” checks to see if the sites being searched are blacklisted or not, it next utilizes a “censorship system that uses a keyword blacklist and routers that reach deep into Internet traffic to find forbidden words or phrases” on the sites being searched. This, combined with the fact that those in China know that all of their Internet activities are being monitored, instills fear of imprisonment and limits the influx of information that the Chinese government finds objectionable. The Golden Shield Project

Banned categories of Internet Materials: 

Banned categories of Internet Materials 1. Violating the basic principles as they are confirmed in the Constitution 2. Jeopardizing the security of the nation, divulging state secrets, subverting state power , or jeopardizing the integrity of the nation’s unity. 3. Harming the honor or the interests of the nation 4. Inciting hatred against peoples, racism against peoples, or disrupting the solidarity of peoples. 5. Disrupting national policies on religion, propagating evil cults, and propagating feudal superstitions

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6. Spreading rumors, compiling and promulgating false news, disturbing social order, or disrupting social stability. 7. Spreading obscenity, pornography, gambling, violence, terror, or abetting the commission of a crime. 8. Insulting or defaming third parties, infringing on the legal rights and interests of third parties. 9. Constituting any other content prohibited by law or rules.

Google’s to Launch Google.cn: 

Google’s to Launch Google.cn Google prides itself on providing a high-quality user experience. the Google.com experience for a user in China was no longer of high quality. Google.com generated search results extremely slowly because, regardless of the terms searched, each search had to pass through the elaborate “Great Firewall of China” censoring system. Another important concern related to user interests is the importance of user privacy. In early 2006, just as Google was planning to launch Google.cn.

Making the Decision to Expand into China: 

Making the Decision to Expand into China Google’s objective is to make the world’s information accessible to everyone, everywhere, all the time. It is a mission that expresses two fundamental commitments: (a) First, our business commitment to satisfy the interests of users, and by doing so to build a leading company in a highly competitive industry; and (b) Second, our policy conviction that expanding access to information to anyone who wants it will make our world a better, more informed, and freer place. Some governments impose restrictions that make our mission diffi cult to achieve, and this is what we have encountered in China. In such a situation, we have to add to the balance a third fundamental commitment: (c) Be responsive to local conditions

Google’s Expansion into China: 

Google’s Expansion into China Google decided to launch the self-censored Google.cn in January of 2006. a move toward transparency that distinguishes it from competitors like Baidu.com, Yahoo!, and MSN. To account for user privacy concerns and to avoid having to co-operate with Chinese government investigations of dissidents, as Yahoo! and Microsoft have done, Google chose to refrain from offering products such as Gmail and Blogger (its e-mail and blog services) for Google.cn’s initial release

Google kept its options open and revisited its approach to China. : 

Google kept its options open and revisited its approach to China. Google’s approach differed slightly from that of other U.S. companies. Google had agreed to Chinese censorship demands only after authorities successfully blocked access to Google.com. “We felt that perhaps we could compromise our principles but provide ultimately more information for the Chinese and be a more effective service and perhaps make more of a difference.”

Google in China Two Years Later: 

Google in China Two Years Later In the two years following the launch of Google.cn in January 2006, Google has done well in the Chinese market , remaining second only to Baidu.com in terms of market share. As of the second quarter of 2007, Google had increased its share from 19.2% to 26.8% and Baidu.com had fallen from a 63.7% to a 58.1% share. Cont………

Google in China Two Years Later: 

Google in China Two Years Later In order to penetrate the China search market further, Google aims to make Google.cn as “Chinese” as possible, both by hiring Chinese employees and by partnering with Chinese technology firms. Google has tried to distinguish Google.cn as distinctly Chinese by adopting the local Chinese name of “Guge,” which roughly translates to “harvest song,” though this name choice has been widely mocked by Chinese users. Already Google has established two research centers , one in Beijing and one in Shanghai .

Partnerships with Chinese firms: 

Partnerships with Chinese firms partnership with China Mobile- manage the firm’s mobile Internet search services. Google.cn partnered with the Chinese music and video sharing YouTube-like site Xunlei.com In April 2007, Google announced a deal with China Telecom, the world’s largest wireless telecommunications and broadband services provider. In August 2007 Google.cn entered into a partnership with Tianya.com, a Chinese online community.

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Overall, while Google.cn remains far behind Baidu.com, the company is optimistic. In the words of Schmidt, “We were late entering the Chinese market and we are catching up. Our investment is working and we will eventually be the leader.”

Study Questions : 

Study Questions 1. Which factors best explain why Google was so successful in the first place? Were any of these conditions for success put in jeopardy by the decision to launch Google.cn? 2. Was Google right to have entered the Chinese market the way it did? Did Google’s mission compel it to create Google.cn? What specific aspects of the mission does Google address in making its decision to enter? 3. Where is the success of the Chinese censorship system? In other words, what makes their censorship system work so well? Where does Google fit in to this system? Has Google worked to improve the situation? What more could it do?