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09:41, June 23, 2009 |
On Sohu.com, an Internet user named bgyl wrote, "Google not only helps spread obscene information, but also impinges on the personal information of online users."
But the government's crackdown on Google has also fueled indignation among some Web users.
Lisa Chen, a Beijing-based business consultant specializing in corporate social responsibility, told the Global Times that this isn't the first time a well-known Internet company has been blamed for illegal or improper operations regarding information searches.
Chen noted that Baidu.com, a leading domestic search engine in China, was accused of fraud last year for its bid ranking, a service enabling firms that have paid fees to appear first in search results.
"Social responsibility also applies in the IT industry," Chen said.
"China's Internet market has huge untapped potential. As an important service provider, Google China should give priority to the requirements on Internet management set by the Chinese government," said Su Jingxiang at the China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations.
"The Internet is the most important infrastructure in modern societies, and it also serves as a new battleground and complementary tool in the battle of international politics, militaries and economies," Su said.
In the meantime, Shen Dingli, a professor at Fudan University, called for more legislative and parental efforts to cement protection of the country's children.
"It is not a matter of barring what a search engine can provide; it's a matter of the legislature calling for guardians to fulfill their responsibility to help the under-aged stay away from porn," Shen said.
Source:Global Times
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