Google (GOOG.NASDAQ) said today that its mainland internet services have been restored after a disruption last night, Dow Jones Newswires reported. A company website still indicated that Google’s search and advertising engines were blocked as of this morning, but a spokesperson said that the monitoring website could be overstating the impact of the blockage. This is the first disruption of service experienced by Google since its license to operate in China was renewed, following a compromise over the company’s decision to close its mainland website and automatically redirection users to its uncensored Hong Kong site. The Chinese site now offers limited services and users are invited to follow a link to the Hong Kong site. While the compromise appears in Google’s favor – it no longer censors searches and yet remains available to mainland users – the "two click" solution makes Google’s website particularly easy to block, which might suppress ad revenues further.
Categories