From PC Mag: The Great Firewall has meant that Google Search isn't accessible from within China. In order for it to function there, Google would have to agree to adopt the Chinese government's censorship rules and the company has refused to do that for many years. However, it looks as though Google is now willing to accept censorship in return for access.
As The Intercept reports, a small team within Google have been working on a project called Dragonfly since the spring of 2017. It is a version of Google Search which complies with the censorship rules the Chinese government imposes on internet services, meaning any and all terms the government deems unfit for public consumption will be removed from search results. Specific queries that break the rules will also be blocked.
In order to deliver this censored version of its search service, Google is working on a custom Android app which has had different internal names including Maotai and Longfei. The search service will initially be accessible exclusively through the Android app. There are currently no plans to offer Google search on the desktop in China, but if the Android app gets approved it seems like an inevitable next step.
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