Platform claims low usage, not linking Chinese government pressure or censorship
Search platform has been blocked since 2010 in the face of censorship and pressure from the Chinese communist government
O Google announced this Monday, 3rd, the closure of its translation service at China, citing the low number of users, further reducing its presence in the Asian country, where the search engine has been blocked since 2010 in the face of censorship and pressure from the communist government. The Mountain View, California-based company has eliminated access to its China translator for both the web version and smartphone app. Despite “leaving” the Asian country in 2010 with the departure of its most emblematic product, the online search engine, Google continues to work with other services and products such as the Chrome internet browser, Pixel smartphones and the Nest device, all of which currently available for Chinese users. Google assured that the closure of the translation service was due to the low level of users – and not, therefore, to problems of censorship or pressure from the government – given that the market is dominated by local competitors, such as Baidu and Sogou.
*With information from EFE
Source: Jovempan
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