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Ending months of speculation, Google on Monday stopped censoring search results in China.

The company has done so by redirecting searchers who arrive at Google.cn, its search site in China, to Google.com.hk, which relies on servers based in Hong Kong.

Google's chief legal officer David Drummond, in a blog post, explained that figuring out how to keep the company's promise to stop censoring Google Search, Google News, and Google Images on Google.cn was difficult.

"We want as many people in the world as possible to have access to our services, including users in mainland China, yet the Chinese government has been crystal clear throughout our discussions that self-censorship is a non-negotiable legal requirement," he said. "We believe this new approach of providing uncensored search in simplified Chinese from Google.com.hk is a sensible solution to the challenges we've faced -- it's entirely legal and will meaningfully increase access to information for people in China. We very much hope that the Chinese government respects our decision, though we are well aware that it could at any time block access to our services."

To read the full, original article click on this link: Google Ends Censorship In China -- InformationWeek

Author: Thomas Claburn