Google will not censor content
By siliconindia   |   Monday, 15 June 2009, 21:09 IST   |    1 Comments
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Google will not censor content
New Delhi: Internet search engine giant Google has announced that it will not involve in any editorial activity. The search giant, however, will take rapid actions on any complaint launched against its content. "Google does not censor. It is unlikely that we will take a proactive role. Google should not play an editorial role, but once objectionable content is found out on the site, the timeline to remove objectionable content is anywhere between 10 minutes to 24 hours," said Shailesh Rao, Managing Director, Google India. "Anytime you are trying to push the frontier of content publishing, of mapping of geo products (like Google Earth) it will always create a lot of debate and discussions about the merits, about innovation. Infact, it is a part of natural conversation about what is the right rule, and to what extent freedom of speech is permissible in Indian culture," Rao said. When asked about the course correction in the case of the security companies approaching Google, Rao commented, "No, those are few and far between and it is amazing how much dialogue and engagement and discussions on an ongoing basis can resolve issues and misunderstandings." The company is involved with law enforcement agencies, educators and parents on and around content publishing, content dissemination and the internet. It is also involved with the public sector at state and central levels and how that should or should not work in India. Google's most prolific geo product 'Google Earth' has created much craze with the Indian Government, which citing security worries, has been asking Google to reduce the detailed images of some selected pictures. The government has produced a list of places it considers sensitive, in which military bases and government buildings are expected to be included. The application allows the content to be downloaded, as it contains the pictures of the government buildings, sites, nuclear power plants and some others.

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