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# Google in China
- URL: https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/18768/
- Published: 2006-01-26T13:01:12.000Z
- Updated: 2019-02-14T22:34:42.000Z
- Author: openDemocracy Supporters
- Tags: #en, #Migrated, #Import 2026-04-09 18:15

I got to do my first radio appearance yesterday, after Google's announcement that it would conform to Chinese censorship laws and host servers in China for its new google.cn service. You can listen to it [here](http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/shows/rpms/radio4/pm%5Fwed.ram?ref=opendemocracy.net), courtesy of the BBC, until 1 Feb.  
  
Why does a radio rookie (with a voice like a school girl) get to go on Radio 4's flagship PM programme? Mainly thanks to a piece I published early last year, which [predicts the move and talks about its ramifications](../../../media-edemocracy/china%5Finternet%5F2524.jsp). For a less dire view, read [Giovanni Navarria](../../../democracy-edemocracy/internet%5Fchina%5F2945.jsp)'s excellent response. For a good overview of the fastest growing company in the world, read [John Lancaster](http://technology.guardian.co.uk/online/story/0,,1695167,00.html?ref=opendemocracy.net) in today's issue of the UK *Guardian*, and as usual, [Metafilter](http://www.metafilter.com/mefi/48537?ref=opendemocracy.net) takes the thread and runs with it.  

I'm still gathering my thoughts - expect a [*Virtual Reality*](../../../columns/virtual%5Freality.jsp) Google special on Tuesday.