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Re:EU approves internet copyright law, including ‘link tax’ ... by briandear on Wednesday September 12, 2018 @09:38AM (#17968556)
Google left China; a far bigger market than Europe.
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Re:EU approves internet copyright law, including ‘link tax’ ... by snaky on Wednesday September 12, 2018 @11:24AM (#17969694)
> Now, Google appears to be changing its mind. Under a plan called Dragonfly, the company has been testing a censored version of its search engine for the Chinese market.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/22/technology/google-china-c...

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Re:EU approves internet copyright law, including ‘link tax’ ... by pimmen on Wednesday September 12, 2018 @10:04AM (#17968866)
But it's also far riskier, at leats this time they were assaulted by a law in the EU parliament. In China, the party could just decide they don't like you and get rid of your business.
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