Where does Google stand on censorship in China?

Going along with our discussion in class today, I found this YouTube clip on Google's censorship in China. It's pretty interesting to think that the Chinese government can censor hits on Google, yet a Chinese man sued Yahoo and Google for erasing his name. It is interesting to see two different sides of the story. I am starting to realize that Google, though it is a major fixture in the Web, may not be so "free" and open to the public.


Hmm.....

Big Brother is on Your Back!

After reading CommonDreams.org's article "Big Brother is Blocking," I started thinking of how phone companies could possibly disrupt the free flow of information independent journalists share. What would happen if phone companies prohibited the picture messages every day citizens were sending out in Iran during the war? Some of the best and most up-to-date journalism would be censored, maybe even non-existent. Big Brother needs to know:

"Should your cell phone company decide who can send you a text message? Should your Internet service provider block your Internet movie because it doesn't like the file-sharing service you're using?"