Google, the Internet and Civil Disobedience As a Business Strategy
January 16th, 2010 admin
Everyone, it seemed, had a strong reaction to Google’s decision this week to stop censoring its search results on Google.cn. Some were impressed with its moral stan ce ; some found it to be too little, too late ; and still others viewed it as a cynical move . Maybe I’ve been writing about the business world for too long, but my first thought was -– hmm, Google has turned civil disobedience into a business strategy. To be clear, civil disobedience is substantially different for a company than it is for individual citizens. Google will never face the triumvirate risks that many people who defy oppressive governments do: jail, torture, death. Instead, Google will likely have to shut down its offices in China, a move that could cost them hundreds of millions…
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