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Google’s CEO confirms it’s returning to China with a censored search engine by Michael Grothaus (Fast Company) The censored search engine is known internally as “Dragonfly” and has been in testing since last year.
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A thread written by @real_vijay (threader.app) 1/ Google is working on a new search engine code-named “Dragonfly” that will aid China’s effort to censor information from its citizenry. As a former Google engineer I wanted to share some information on what it’s like to be inside Google as these decisions are made https://t.co/HAts5wXwsU
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Google CEO says it’s ‘important for us to explore’ search in China by http://facebook.com/nickstatt (The Verge) Sundar Pichai downplays concerns that a China-centric search product would stifle freedom of thought
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How Poor Branding is Holding Chinese Companies Back Abroad (Sixth Tone) As domestic competition mounts, some Chinese brands are taking aim at international markets, but their strategies remain a work in progress.
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Sheep 🐑, cows 🐄, camels 🐪, and goats 🐐 all for sale at Kashgar’s livestock market.
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An evening wandering the dark, smokey streets of Kashgar’s Old City. . . . . #kashgar #xinjiang #china #uyghur #travel #silkroad #kashi #islam #lamb #fire #streetphotography #farwestchina #silkroute #architecture #kashgaroldcity #oldcity #guardiantravelsnaps #natgeotravel #natgeo #streetshot #travelasia #lonelyplanet
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The legendary Tomb of the Fragrant Concubine near Kashgar, Xinjiang Province, China.
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How Google’s China project undermines its claims to political neutrality by Casey Newton (The Verge) A leaked internal presentation about censorship frames the issue correctly — but the company’s work in China contradicts it
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Rethink: Web (Open Space) When we struggle to explain the inherent qualities of a medium, we tend to defer to analogies and metaphors. This is especially true of the internet.
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Back to work in Suzhou after an eye-opening National Week holiday exploring Xinjiang in far-west China. Lots to process – photos, views/opinions, and memories.