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Add to FavoritesI don't agree with censorship or trade barriers, but Internet censorship is in no way "the same as" international trade barriers. It has obvious similarities, as well as obvious differences.
The Internet is a global marketplace, whereas international trade not involving the Internet tends to take place in a one-on-one country-to-country format. It's quite difficult to buy something without knowing where exactly it's coming from in the international marketplace, and it's similarly difficult to maintain quality assurance concerns on the Internet.
The two phenomena have similar economical effects, but should be treated and considered separately, as each issue has its own set of problems.
Let's not forget that Google is a corporation with its own interests. This sounds like something they would say to spark a debate and to gain sympathy for their multi-billion dollar company.
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I remember something I heard a few years back, where China banned a website from being view. They blocked it from the entire country. Amazing that it can be done, but isn't that like cutting an article out of the paper you don't want read. People will still know it's not there they just can't read it.
The fact is each country does have their rights to censor the internet. Hell the United Stated is probably the most censored country without realizing it. But it doesn't make it right and it doesn't stop the flow of information. Just like with children if you take away a right that they know was their people will find a way to get it anyway. So even the censored web sites will be heard of and their information spread by mouth whether or not it is all true.
If anyone can change the world's countries in their view of freedom of speech it would be an internet company. Defiantly I would say they are international barriers. Countries are refusing information in for their own benefit and their people's ignorance. I'm all for Google and their fight against internet censorship; for freedom of speech and of the press.
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