I've heard people muttering about using Bing-have any of you used it? I am a Google addict, it is really the best search engine around but this kind of censorship is really misguided and it's not as though people will be unable to find the information they want on Islam using Google-no matter how heinous the descriptions.
Google should put its vast resources toward more serious censorship issues-ie: China, where it can be used as a force for good.
"... if you type “Islam is,” Google Suggest suggests – nothing. Google Suggest happily reflects users’ derisive queries about every other religion, but when it comes to Islam, it’s mute. It gives the appearance that Google is self-censoring to avoid trouble with a religion whose extremists are increasingly militant about slights."Isn't that just the most adorable understatement? I wish I had written that-but I can still liberate it.
"Islam's extremists are increasingly militant about slights...".
"For all its devotion to openness, Google can’t afford to hold up a perfect mirror in which to see ourselves, because between blasphemy and felony, the view isn’t pretty. At the same time, Google’s users demand transparency as a prerequisite to their trust. When Google even gives the appearance of mucking with its search results, its users go up in arms because we fear skewed results will distort our view of the world.
"You don’t have to go to China to learn that small differences in search results can make a big difference. The best we can hope for is fairness and consistency. The sooner Google fixes this “bug,” the better."
