Why Google is Blocked in China: Hacking, and Why Totalitarianism Fears Free Access to Information

Google is the most-visited site on the internet, but it has been censored in mainland China since 2010. This censorship didn’t come automatically, but followed a difficult decade of efforts by Google to establish itself in that country, punctuated by a sudden and dramatic end. In this video we will answer the question: how did the most popular website in the world get censored in the biggest consumer market in the world?