Google's apparent climbdown over censored China search welcomed by Amnesty

John Leonard
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But charity demands a clear statement that Project Dragonfly will not be restarted.

Human rights charity Amnesty International has welcomed reports that Google has shelved its plans for a censored search engine for China, but it seeks assurances that work with China's surveillance...

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