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title: Google complies with local laws
date: "2002-10-25T12:00:00Z"
categories:
  - links
wp_id: 1076
description: Google began removing anti-Semitic search results on French and German domains to comply with local laws. I doubt this split-system will last and speculate on whether we'll see international internet law or improved geo-tracking to resolve conflicts.
keywords: [google, censorship, international law, search engines, france, germany, chilling effects]
---

Now [Google is complying with local laws](http://news.com.com/2100-1023-963132.html) by eliminating anti-Semetic sites from their French (google.fr) and German (google.de) sites. These sites still remain accessible through google.com, though.

> In the long run, I don't think this state of affairs will continue. I hope we have one law across the world, at least where the Net is concerned. But more likely is an agreement on law guidelines, something like the WTO. Less likely and desirable is where tracking surfers' country of origin becomes reliable.

Besides, [Google has lots of other complaints to take care of](http://www.chillingeffects.org/search.cgi?search=google). [via Plastic](http://www.plastic.com/article.html?sid=02/10/24/17230327)