The Internet is going to explode in the past two days, and the webmaster circle is all discussing the same thing. January 12th was about the news about Baidu being hacked, and today is undoubtedly about the news that Google is about to withdraw from the Chinese market. The Internet is indeed a paradise for creating public opinions. Unexpected things always come quietly, without even the slightest time to think about them.
Early in the morning on January 13, I saw the news on admin5.com, the A5 webmaster website, that "Google is rumored to have completely withdrawn from the Chinese market and Google.cn may be closed down." Is Google going to withdraw from China? This is an unexpected thing, and the discussion is abuzz. . There is no specific explanation as to why Google’s official blog made such a statement, nor is it known why Google wants to withdraw from China. Although there are rumors that Google is “unwilling to continue censoring the search results of Google’s Chinese website” and that “Google said that more than 20 other companies have also been attacked by Chinese hackers”, if these reasons are really “forcing” Google to withdraw , which is obviously unreasonable. After all, Google is an international enterprise.
Although Google has not developed smoothly since entering China, and has experienced a series of twists and turns such as the licensing scandal, tax evasion scandal, Sogou scandal, and pornography scandal, it has still established a fair, just and objective search engine among Chinese netizens. Especially in the circle of webmasters, it has established a good image. Although development is difficult, it is well-known. The Google Alliance also brings considerable income to the majority of Chinese webmasters. Google’s advertising alliance can be seen on most Chinese websites. Even on large websites such as Sina and NetEase, the shadow of the Google Alliance can be seen. Needless to say, personal website. For individual webmasters, advertising revenue from the Google Alliance is one of the important sources of website revenue. It is reported that "Google's vice president claims that it distributes US$5 billion to webmasters around the world every year." Chinese webmasters are also recipients of this US$5 billion. One of the benefactors.
We don’t know if “Google will withdraw from the Chinese market” is an extension of the recent domestic network rectification movement, but this news is indeed a big blow to personal websites. The number of grassroots webmasters in China exceeds one million. A series of systems such as anti-pornography, network blocking, whitelisting, and special registration of forums have put grassroots webmasters in a desperate situation. Now if Google wants to withdraw from the Chinese market, then Google’s Will advertising alliances continue to exist in China? The possibility should be very small. That means that individual webmasters have lost their main source of website income, and it will be even more difficult for individuals to build their own websites. Grassroots webmasters may really disappear.
In addition, another reason why webmasters strongly oppose Google's withdrawal from China is that Baidu search is too utilitarian. It is difficult for personal websites to be ranked first in searches with normal website optimization. With Baidu promotion and bidding, as long as you have money, you can be ranked first. . No wonder some people joked that when Baidu was hacked yesterday, "Iran wanted to buy a rocket launcher. I used Baidu's bidding search and found out that what I bought was a different terminal. In a fit of anger, I hacked Baidu." For personal websites, Google search gives users fair, objective, and non-artificial results, which will bring a certain amount of traffic to the website. Moreover, compared with Baidu, Google search results are richer, more objective, and more readable. If Google really leaves China and Baidu becomes the dominant player, the situation on the Internet will be even less optimistic.
Of course, some people think that this is just hype and may be just one of Google's strategies in China. After all, there has been no specific explanation so far, and the search on google.cn is also running normally. Time will tell, and we can only wait and see. In any case, we still hope that the Internet can really have a harmonious, just, and democratic environment. This is the blessing of Chinese netizens. (Text/Mengjiang)
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