Compare and contrast the results for ‘tiananmen’ in various versions of Google:

Google.com:

Google UK:

So far so good.

Google Canada:

Well, many Candians speak English as their primary language. How about someone else?

Google France:

Even though they don’t use English as their primary language, the French are, of course, Western.

Google Russia:

Hmmm. Call Murdoc dense, but I think I see a pattern here.

And then there’s Google China:

Looks like a pretty nice place, doesn’t it? And apparently most-well known as a vacation destination.

Sins can be committed through omission, if you know what I mean.

(Inspired by dibbuk.se, who I noticed when he linked to the handcuff image.)

UPDATE: Plus, Dean’s got a great cartoon.

UPDATE 2: Looks like Just a Gwai Lo noticed this a few days ago. And he links to even more.

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