In 2010, when Google began mulling a withdrawal from China, foreign ministry spokesperson Jiang Yu said in a press conference that “China’s internet is open,” adding that the government “welcomes international internet corporations to do business in China in accordance with law.” Via a mixture of algorithms and workers, domestic internet companies collaborate with the government to curb online dissent and censor certain keywords, and they share private user data with authorities when asked. Meanwhile, China’s Great Firewall blocks consumer access to many overseas sites, including Facebook and Google, as they currently don’t censor content at the scope the Chinese government demands.

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