According to sources in China, the Major Search Engine Google may pull the plug by April 10, 2010
The Times quoted an authorized Google spokesperson as saying that the departure date could be announced on Monday – a day after the company’s staff are due to receive their annual year-end bonus.
“I have received information that Google will leave China on April 10, but this information has not at present been confirmed by Google,” the Google spokesperson said.
Since the announcement in January when Google announced it no longer wished to be held to the countries Strict Internet restrictions, everyone has been wondering when they would pull the plug on operations held in China, and which of the services would be affected.
Google’s Eric Schmidt has proposed an uncensored Goolge.cn Search engine, however the likelihood of Chinese officials agreeing are slim at best.
Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube, just to name a few of the big names are all currently banned in China.
The Chinese people are all eager to know just which services will be affected by the pending change and whether or not Gmail, Google Earth, etc. will continue or not. In the meantime, Google will continue to filter the search results to abide by Chinese laws.
By Warren Wooden
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