Press review | 14/01/2010

 

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Google threatens to quit China

Google threatens to quit China

 

The US company Google has threatened to withdraw from China's Internet market in protest at hacker attacks, theft of data and persistent censorship. The move heightens pressure on China to allow more freedom in the Web, the European press writes, but is also a tactic to better the company's image.

With articles from the following publications:
Diário de Notícias - Portugal, The Times - United Kingdom, Blog Carl Bildt - Sweden, Hospodářské noviny - Czech Republic

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