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Date: Fri, 6 Sep 2002 12:58:46 -0700

In a slightly old news story, it turns out the Chinese government has banned
all access to the Google and AltaVista search engines.

http://www.nytimes.com/2002/09/04/international/asia/04BEIJ.html
http://www.bayarea.com/mld/bayarea/business/3996218.htm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/2233229.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/2238236.stm

The reason appears to be the Google cache feature. I can only imagine the
Internet Archive will soon follow, if it isn't already blocked.

Seems that governments do have some power over the Web, after all.

- Jim


