Google Search China Edition (Dragonfly) has actually died inside Google

Earlier, media exposed Google’s secret code-based project, which aims to develop a specific version of the search engine for Chinese users.

Google executives are extremely confidential about the project from the start of the project and the development because they know that once announced, it will inevitably cause a big wave of rendering. Google was developing its Chinese search engine with the help of a Beijing-based website called 265.com.

The fact is also true: after the leak, Google’s internal staff jointly held several rounds of protests, demanding that the Google development team immediately stop planning development.

Google employees also have a divergence in this matter: there are also many Google employees who are convinced that this version of the search can help Chinese users.

In addition to the differences among Google’s internal employees, CEO Sundar Pichai was also accused at the congressional hearings, and US lawmakers asked Sundar Pichai to explain in detail the plans and circumstances.

The first announced in August 2018, after four months, the problems in this project that have arisen far exceed the imagination of Google executives.

In the end, Google announced that it would close the responsible project development team, and no longer provide search keyword data to the project team.

Source: The Intercept