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Google Testing A Censored Search Engine Just For China

China's government goes to great lengths to censor its citizens' access to information on the Internet. Google pulled its search service out of China in 2010 over censorship concerns.
The Google.cn for China website is seen on a computer screen in this photo illustration. Google is reportedly working on a censored version of its search engine to comply with China's government's demands.

Google is testing a mobile version of its search engine that will adhere to the Chinese government's censorship demands, including the blocking of certain websites and search terms, according to multiple reports.

China's government goes to great lengths to control its citizens' access to information on the Internet, creating what's been dubbed the "Great Firewall."

Google removed its search engine service at the time that it "could no longer continue censoring our results" in the country.

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