Alphabet pulled its Google Translate services from China, citing low rates of usage for the app. The company pulled Google’s main search engine out of China in 2010, citing censorship concerns, though it continues to operate other business there, including selling ads to Chinese firms marketing overseas and some hardware development. The pullback comes amid a wider questioning by Western...
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