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Re:Google's censored Chinese search engine: a catalogue of e... by AntiGameZ on Sunday August 12, 2018 @09:01PM (#17747378)
Some people at China desperately want to access Google for a better search experience. Is a 80% percent of Google better than no Google at all for Chinese people? If people is dying and you have the cure with a little bit stains, is the ethical violated if you save people with a imperfect way or just let the pantient to die is a better option?
Re:Google's censored Chinese search engine: a catalogue of e... by Nasrudith on Sunday August 12, 2018 @10:08PM (#17747589)
It is akin to embargo ethics essentially. Technically buying coal from North Korea can help feed the people but by supporting their government you help prolong their power and thus lead to more suffering. It is ethically messy on the right side even.

Similarly by not giving them access to what they know the rest of the world has you breed discontent with the current way of doing things. The culture and thus indirect demand flows regardless of what they do like rock music into the USSR. It also isn't an absolute denial - google would gladly step back into China with no ethical qualms if they abandoned their censorship policies. Their government would find it unthinkable however.

Re:Google's censored Chinese search engine: a catalogue of e... by throwaway484722 on Sunday August 12, 2018 @09:09PM (#17747400)
No, because currently they’re forced to use a VPN and see the full thing, which is what most people do because results are way better than Baidu (even in 中文).