The Kenan Institute Business Ethics

Google and China the great firewall

In early 2006, search-engine giant Google struck a deal with the People’sRepublic of China and launched Google.cn, a version of its searchengine run by the company from within China. Launching Google.cnrequired Google to operate as an official Internet Service Provider (ISP) in China, a country whose Communist government requires all ISPs to self-censor, removing content that is considered illegal from search results.From a financial perspective, China represented for Google a dynamic and fast-growing, though increasingly competitive, market. Google’s decision to self-censor Google.cn attracted significant ethical criticism at the time. The company’s motto is “Don’t Be Evil,” and prior to entering China, Google had successfully set itself apart from other technology giants, becoming acompany trusted by millions of users to protect and store their personal infor-mation. The choice to accept self-censorship, and the discussion and debate generated by this choice, forced Google to re-examine itself as a company and forced the international community to reconsider the implications of censorship.This case was prepared as the basis for class discussion rather than toillustrate either the effective or ineffective handling of an administrative situation. Prepared by Kristina Wilson, Yaneli Ramos, and Daniel Harvey under thesupervision of Professor Wayne Norman (edited by Professor Chris MacDonald)“The Great Firewall”GOOGLE IN CHINA

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