4. Despite this increasingly dismal climate, Google is now reportedly exploring a move back into China. As revealed by the news site the Intercept, and corroborated by several other news agencies, Google has begun exploratory talks with Chinese officials about the terms of its re-entry. The news reports suggest that the company has initiated an internal project called Dragonfly, a new search engine that would enable Google to comply with Chinese censorship laws. While it seems clear that these discussions are ongoing, and no decision has yet to be made, the prospect of Google capitulating to Chinese censorship is a cause for great concern. One of the most powerful and profitable titans of the technology industry, Google should not be lending its considerable expertise and corporate muscle to authoritarian Chinese censors.

Q 5. Do you think Google should launch Dragonfly in China? What moral theory informs your answer?