China: rumour on google · Global Voices
Oiwan Lam

William long blogs about a rumour in China internet: In China netizen cannot search “Nanjing Massarce” and “Diaoyutai” in Google search, but can reach “Senkaku Islands” (Japanese name of Diaoyutai) via the search engine. The rumour then spreads out that Google has a pro-Japan stand. It reflects the fact that many netizens are ignorant of the existence of the Great Fire Wall and that the word “massarce” was blocked by the government (zh).