UK foreign minister Jeremy Hunt slams Google over 'child abuse content'

British foreign minister Jeremy Hunt accused Google on Thursday of abandoning its moral values by failing to remove child abuse content while launching a version of its search engine in China that will block some websites.

The British government has repeatedly criticised online platforms such as Twitter, YouTube and Facebook for failing to remove abusive material or sexual content posted online even after they were notified.

“Seems extraordinary that Google is considering censoring its content to get into China but won’t cooperate with UK, US... in removing child abuse content,” Hunt said on Twitter.

“They used to be so proud of being values-driven.”