San Francisco based Google may pull its highly popular search engine from Chinese cyberspace, reported the Financial Times. The move comes after Google complied with censorship requirements of the Chinese government, a controversial position initially taken by the company in 2006. Goggle’s stance to comply with China’s stringent internet policies clearly did not sit well with some of the company’s high ranking corporate officials.
 
An attempt by hackers to break into Google’s popular email service, Gmail, prompted the internet giant to reconsider its presence in the communist nation. The cyber-attack came from within China, but Google has said it does not believe the Chinese Government sanctioned the attack.
 
Many popular websites, including facebook, are unavailable in China due to government-imposed censorship. As well, many websites tailor their content to the parameters of government regulation. Google had tailored its content to meet censorship requirements in the past, but only time will tell if Google and China will go their separate ways.

 
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