Eric Schmidt, ex-Google CEO, predicts internet bifurcation with China

 


 "Schmidt's predictions come at a time when his successor at Google, CEO Sundar Pichai, has stirred up controversy around the company's strategy in China.

Reportedly, Google has been developing "Project Dragonfly," a censored version of its search engine that could appease authorities in China. The project allegedly included a means to suppress some search results, booting them off the first page, and a means to fully block results for sensitive queries, for example, around "peaceful protests."

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Eric Schmidt, ex-Google CEO, predicts internet bifurcation with China: Eric Schmidt does not believe the internet will splinter, but does see us heading toward a 'bifurcated internet, with China leading one part.