Sundar Pichai defends Google’s controversial search effort in China

Pichai did not provide any further details on the company

Google chief executive Sundar Pichai said in an interview that the company operates in lots of countries around the world where there is censorship and that when the search giant follows “right to be forgotten” laws, it is censoring search results in order to comply with local laws.

Pichai’s comments come after the company’s controversial attempt to launch a censored search product in China – known as Project Dragonfly – triggered an outcry among employees and US politicians amid an escalating trade war and concerns over freedom of speech.