Google lifts the veil on Tiananmen massacre images in China as censorship row continues

mailonline ^ | 15th January 2010 | Mail Foreign Service

[opentalk]

Google has stopped censoring images of the Tiananmen Square massacre on its Chinese website. Users on Google.cn's image search can now see the iconic picture of Tank Man, among other images from the massacre in the Beijing square in 1989 - just as users on Google's other country portals, such as Google.co.uk, can.

Students and intellectuals protested communist rule for seven weeks in the square in 1989 in the face of a brutal security crackdown. Roughly 100,000 people are believed to have taken part in the protests - with up to 3,000 of those killed during the demonstrations.

Previously, the images search on Google's China website did not show images from the massacre. But Google has lifted the veil on the images within the last 24 hours as it squares off against Beijing in a row over censorship and hacking. China stood firm today in its demand that foreign firms adhere to state censorship rules after Google sparked the diplomatic spat by threatening to quit the country. The U.S. web giant’s announcement yesterday that it would abandon voluntarily censoring its Chinese service was backed by President Barack Obama. Google said its decision was the result of 'outrageous’ attempts to hack into the accounts of thousands of Chinese human rights activists who use its email service, Gmail.

Tank Man: One of the most iconic images of the Tiananmen Square massacre, that of a man standing alone and defenceless in a face off against four tanks, now appears on Google.cn

[cynwoody]

I’m glad to see that compliance with local law is now beneath Google.

[trollcrusher]

I concur with you sargon ...

Very powerful image. Iconic. A lone wolf resisting a multi tank column. Certain death. Unwavering.

One of my favourite images of the “Human Spirit”. Sadly, in today’s times, the youth of China have all but downplayed the uprising back in the Spring of 1989. Money talks now. Not truth.

Google is doing the correct thing. Should have stuck to their guns and not compromised back when they dipped their metaphorical toe into the waters of Chinese geopolitical / Internet culture. Money won out then, now, it is just an outgoing poke in the eye to the Chinese regime.

Good for Google.

[trollcrusher]

Original iconic image of the "Tank Man".


Rarely seen image of the "Tank Man" taken at ground level just prior to the iconic series of photos / video were captured. In this image, "Tank Man" can be viewed in the mid upper left portion of the photo, just to the right side of the left shoulder of the individual running directly at the camera with the light blue / light white button down shirt opened at the collar. "Tank Man" can be seen from the rear profile (wearing a white shirt / black pants with a satchel in each hand) standing in the middle of the boulevard as the tank column approaches (off to the upper right side of the photo).

[shader]

Fake news.

Google.cn is still censoring those images.

[GSP.FAN]

I believe she was pregnant at the time..

[visualops]

Doesn’t look it with that tight waistband, although for some the boobs are the first thing to grow. She’s attractive, it’s just a funny effect created by a too-tight bra.

[AlanGreenSpam]

Google finally grows up and grows a pair!

(this liberal-infested company learned the hard way...)

[GSP.FAN]

My wife is a petite and she is 4 months pregnant ,with boobs like that no waistline yet just a little bump..
I was mistaken i believe the pic was taken after she gave birth but continued breastfeeding for a long time...

[visualops]

My wife is a petite and she is 4 months pregnant ,with boobs like that no waistline yet just a little bump..

Congrats!! Your first?

[GSP.FAN]

Second.. Beautiful daughter 15 months of age..
pics on my freeper page...