Google Has Censorship Balancing Act Outside China

Google has expanded rapidly in recent years to take advantage of profits available in other countries around the world. As it does so, it is encountering resistance from governments that ask it to restrict access to certain content. China, from which Google recently withdrew its main search operation, is but the most notable example. Germany asks Google to restrict access to Nazi propaganda, for instance, and the Italians asked Google to remove a YouTube video that denigrated a child with autism. As Google grows into a global company, it finds it has to still take account of the requirements imposed by local governments while still trying to make information available on a worldwide basis. – YaleGlobal