Russian officials have threatened to block Google's access in Russia unless it complies with a law that asks it to ban certain websites. While the registry does contain websites promoting hate speech and self-harm it also includes a plethora of websites blacklisted for explicitly political reasons, such as a Ukrainian news website. Speaking in front of the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday amid allegations of anti-conservative bias and privacy violations on the platform, Google CEO Sundar Pichai said the company had "no plans to launch search in China." question when she said she was concerned about the company's controversial Project Dragonfly and asked what the company is doing to minimize the efforts. The Google CEO said: "Right now, we have no plans to launch [a search product] in China," adding that "getting access to information is an important human right."

Source: Fox News December 12, 2018 15:33 UTC