They were not told to immediately cease their efforts. Rather, they were instructed to finish up the jobs they were doing and then they would be allocated new work on other teams.

— Ryan Gallagher (@rj_gallagher) March 4, 2019

“I think they are putting it on the back burner and are going to try it again in a year or two with a different code name or approach.” https://t.co/OGwbqg4VaR

— The Intercept (@theintercept) March 4, 2019

However, a group of employees at the company was unsatisfied with the lack of information from leadership on the issue -- & took matters into their own hands. They began to investigate.

— Ryan Gallagher (@rj_gallagher) March 4, 2019

The code changes found by employees investigating Dragonfly may have been made by engineers who have continued this year to wrap up aspects of the work they were doing to develop the platform. It's unclear.

— Ryan Gallagher (@rj_gallagher) March 4, 2019

Hundreds of changes have continued to be made this year to code associated with the Dragonfly platform, which some employees fear indicates the project is still being secretly developed. Sources say about 100 employees are also still budgeted to work on the China plan.

— Ryan Gallagher (@rj_gallagher) March 4, 2019

"Google employees have carried out their own investigation into the company’s plan to launch a censored search engine for China and say they are concerned that development of the project remains ongoing..." #censorship #dropdragonfly https://t.co/tvD50aUGUB

— The Tor Project (@torproject) March 4, 2019

They showed me a confidential message that Google exec Caesar Sengupta sent them that month, telling them that "currently we have no plans to launch" Dragonfly & that they would be allocated new projects funded by different “cost centers." pic.twitter.com/Ac7AqGbVTl

— Ryan Gallagher (@rj_gallagher) March 4, 2019

Late last year, Google bosses moved engineers away from working on the controversial project, known as Dragonfly, & said that there were no current plans to launch it.

— Ryan Gallagher (@rj_gallagher) March 4, 2019

Level of mistrust (and possible subterfuge) is amazing here: Googlers have spied ongoing work on the company's secret censored China search project, Dragonfly, despite prior workers having been assigned away from it, @rj_gallagher reports: https://t.co/O93lR6bKJR

— Ryan Tate (@ryantate) March 4, 2019

The group identified continuing work on a secretive batch of code on Google's internal systems that is associated with the China search engine, according to three Google sources.

— Ryan Gallagher (@rj_gallagher) March 4, 2019

NEW: Google employees uncover ongoing work on censored China search https://t.co/1pZ7VIN7Hd #Dragonfly

— Ryan Gallagher (@rj_gallagher) March 4, 2019

Google employees have carried out their own investigation into the company’s plan to launch a censored search engine for China and say they are concerned that development of the project remains ongoing https://t.co/XAVDPOrN93

— Tactical Tech (@Info_Activism) March 4, 2019

Level of mistrust (and possible subterfuge) is amazing here: Googlers have spied ongoing work on the company's secret censored China search project, Dragonfly, despite prior workers having been assigned away from it, @rj_gallagher reports: https://t.co/O93lR6bKJR

— Ryan Tate (@ryantate) March 4, 2019

Employees find evidence that Google is still working on censored China search https://t.co/0MoIzqV98o Googleはまだ中国向け検閲済検索サービスを諦めてないと従業員が暴露

— yomoyomo (@yomoyomo) March 4, 2019

C’mon, ⁦@Google⁩, knock it off. Google Is Still Working on China Search Engine, Employees Claim ⁦@cynthiamw⁩ ⁦@hrw_chinese⁩ https://t.co/QPc91yvAYi

— Sophie Richardson (@SophieHRW) March 4, 2019

"Google employees have carried out their own investigation into the company’s plan to launch a censored search engine for China and say they are concerned that development of the project remains ongoing..." #censorship #dropdragonfly https://t.co/tvD50aUGUB

— The Tor Project (@torproject) March 4, 2019

RUH ROH GUISE
GOOGLE EMPLOYEES have carried out their own investigation into the company’s plan to launch a censored search engine for China and say they are concerned that development of the project remains ongoing, The Intercept can reveal.
WEW!
E
W!https://t.co/IBFZY6MO7l

— Kek_Magician (@Keque_Mage) March 4, 2019

Employees find evidence that @Google is still working on censored China search https://t.co/Dq1I1WWk9s by @rj_gallagher

— Boycott China Hegemony (@BoycottHegemony) March 4, 2019

#Google hasn't cancelled #dragonfly, its censored #searchengine project for #China, it's just made it more secret... https://t.co/hMggpk9TTm

— keep your electric eye on me (@murakamiwood) March 4, 2019

Google denies that it's still working on a censored search engine for China. It tells @verge "Quite simply: there's no work happening on Dragonfly." https://t.co/pkEzlDaJ4s

— Shannon Liao (@Shannon_Liao) March 4, 2019

Google employees aren’t convinced that Dragonfly is dead https://t.co/dP6UWr28yw pic.twitter.com/ewWHRQX3qd

— The Verge (@verge) March 4, 2019

10. Hours after Google CEO testified to House Judiciary Cmte that Google had no plans to build censored search eng (Dragon Fly) “right now" fire broke out in their China office. That didn't stop them fm working on this effort in CA.https://t.co/xUKumiMipbhttps://t.co/eGNhhYhqTk pic.twitter.com/zwvORmUMyv

— Lisa Mei Crowley (@LisaMei62) March 5, 2019

Pichai, Google’s CEO since 2015, has taken a different position. He has a strong desire to launch search again in China — viewing the censorship as a worthwhile trade-off to gain access to the country’s more than 800 million internet users https://t.co/KQLkbFEJ0S

— Gen (Ret) Rob Spalding (@robert_spalding) March 5, 2019

Q post 2968.
.@POTUS
.@realDonaldTrump#PatriotsAwakened#WWG1WGA#AdjunctProfessr https://t.co/tpFzIvsUGU

— JoJo ⭐⭐⭐ (@adjunctprofessr) March 5, 2019

After months of campaigning against @Google 's censored search engine intended for the Chinese market, Google's employees remain concerned that the development of the project remains ongoing.

Reported by @theintercept:https://t.co/PqM0oCRgqW#StopDragonfly #HumanRIghts #China

— Free Tibet (@freetibetorg) March 5, 2019

https://t.co/rZAgPH2a0Ehttps://t.co/PylHKiogpW
Did the fire in China cause GOOG to continue work from CA?
Those awake can see clearly. #qanon pic.twitter.com/DFpHViN1Pg

— QAnon ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (@qanon76) March 5, 2019

So, Google's claims to the House Judiciary Committee prove false. Hm, @sundarpichai lying to Congress? How much jail time for YOU?#QAnon

Employees find evidence that Google is still working on censored China search https://t.co/SXasaBLMaj by @rj_gallagher

— Casey T ⭐⭐⭐*THINQ4TRUTH* (@Cr38ivCasey) March 5, 2019

Reports of Project Dragonfly’s demise may have been exaggerated. Scoop from @theintercept:https://t.co/zFiUbOau2S

— Allum Bokhari (@LibertarianBlue) March 5, 2019

#QAlert 3/4/19 Q2968https://t.co/GuyLhA8HyW?https://t.co/7P4B57J7t4?
Did the fire in China cause GOOG to continue work from CA?
Those awake can see clearly.
Q@POTUS pic.twitter.com/RVeTwQttrl

— [intheMatrixxx] (@intheMatrixxx) March 5, 2019

"We’re still waiting for a declaration from #Google that #censorship is unacceptable and that they will not collaborate with governments in the oppression of their people.” #Dragonfly #Alphabet #evil... https://t.co/YAal0jlEFE

— FightAutocracy (@FightAutocracy) March 5, 2019

Betrayal by Google...they agreed to stop Dragonfly with China... employess spied on their own bosses and caught them...Google is making an engine that will allow the Chinese Govt to track their own people...and capture dissidents...liberals your thoughts?https://t.co/b3QhDWxXLJ

— Eric (@gatoreric1) March 5, 2019

Employees find evidence that Google is still working on censored China search#QAnonhttps://t.co/jm2qp4Oc35

— DeplorableMidwestGal?? (@gal_deplorable) March 5, 2019

Those awake can see clearly.#QAnon https://t.co/Xo4mjaFwSkhttps://t.co/X6oleH63fe pic.twitter.com/e1LJZY9eYx

— DeplorableMidwestGal?? (@gal_deplorable) March 5, 2019

Google Is Still Working on China Search Engine, Employees Claim https://t.co/yT1uE6ndi6

— ?Got Popcorn? ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (@Digidiva2018) March 5, 2019

In my generation, Orwell’s 1984 was the “line in the sand” regarding control of people- “narrative”. Beyond it technologically now . Big Tech pushes it now and profits. Hold them accountable for privacy and control issues now! @realDonaldTrump @parscale https://t.co/v2AYKpM0k1

— John Paul Jones (@TheTruth_2016_1) March 5, 2019

https://t.co/QF0AINNqm8?https://t.co/qk9xVaR8tC?
Did the fire in China cause GOOG to continue work from CA?
Those awake can see clearly. pic.twitter.com/lX43XN00kg

— Kris (@MamaBearKrissie) March 5, 2019

Google is the enemy of the people!!!
https://t.co/O7pnes8doA

— TRUMP SUPER ELITE ?? (@TrumpSuperElite) March 5, 2019

Google Employees Uncover Ongoing Work on Dragonfly... https://t.co/uGmr1fU8Bu

— Nick Short (@PoliticalShort) March 5, 2019

D-2968https://t.co/87oeT1fMXD?https://t.co/wYMOSwNXKq?

Did the fire in China cause GOOG to continue work from CA?- Cover post HJC testimony.
See D-2587-
GOOG says NO PLAN TO LAUNCH…….
What if GOOG already gave access to China?
Those awake can see clearly.- JA KNOWS GooG. pic.twitter.com/b8AzBdk5n0

— ?? ~??????? ?????~?? (@Disciple_4G) March 5, 2019

Employees find evidence that Google is still working on censored China search https://t.co/rtkjbfBaNy by @rj_gallagher

— Jerome R. Corsi, Ph.D. ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (@jerome_corsi) March 5, 2019

.@a_bacci told The Intercept that @Amnesty’s Secretary General @kuminaidoo had visited Google’s headquarters in California last week to reiterate concerns over #Dragonfly and “the apparent disregard for transparency and accountability around the project.”https://t.co/26tEMjGNp3

— William Nee (@williamnee) March 5, 2019

Google employees aren’t convinced that Dragonfly is dead https://t.co/dP6UWr28yw pic.twitter.com/bsn91lzqrV

— The Verge (@verge) March 5, 2019