The Times reports that Google have switched off whatever system they've used to censor what China-based users of their search engine can read and see - saying that for the first time, the image search will allow through pictures of the events in Tianamen Square in 1989.
It'll be interesting to see how quickly the Chinese might be able to pull the plug on Google. Let's hope action is not taken against Google employees there.
It's also worth highlighting that the trigger for this was not (just ?) frustration at censorship but a clear belief that Chinese authorities were hacking Gmail accounts around the world of anyone they thought might be campaigning on human rights. Worth reading the full Google Blog post by David Drummond, titled, in a rather understated way "A New Approach to China".
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