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China Blocking Access to Google News Site

Posted by timothy on from the backyard-smelters-and-now-this dept.

loconet writes "BBC and Reuters are reporting that China is blocking access to the Web site Google News according to media watchdog Reporters Without Borders. The organisation also accused Google of being complicit by filtering its Chinese-language site." From Reuters' version of the story: "The Paris-based group said the government had been blocking Google's English-language news Web site for about 10 days, after the company launched a Chinese-language version that removed politically sensitive reports."

8 of 451 comments (clear)

  1. Oh yes by metlin · · Score: 4, Funny


    Maybe they missed the one about Canada Arresting Bush? ;-)

  2. Hmmmm by Neil+Blender · · Score: 3, Funny

    What's the Chinese word for proxy server? Probably 'jail time' if you mispronounce it.

    1. Re:Hmmmm by commodoresloat · · Score: 1, Funny

      In Korea, only the elderly use proxies.

  3. Re:Chinese Citizens: What Your Government Is Hidin by geminidomino · · Score: 4, Funny

    Dear Citizens of China,

    If you click on any of those links, we'll know about it.

    Love and Kisses,
    Your beloved Government.

  4. Re:My country sucks ass by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    A wiser man would've used the word "its" rather than the contraction "it's".

  5. Re:I'm in China by IInventedTheInternet · · Score: 2, Funny

    is someone in a red hat sitting behind you? make an "in Korea, ______ is for old people.." joke for yes, or an "In Soviet Russia" joke for no, Ok?

  6. Shamefully assisted by "American" companies by Ph33r+th3+g(O)at · · Score: 2, Funny
    "The Weekly Standard writes that despite expectations, the Chinese Government has been very successful in suppressing free internet access for their citizens. Key to this success was the assistance of Cisco, who built a giant firewall tailored to the state's needs, Yahoo (who helpfully censors search results and monitors online chats), and other Western companies."

    The executives at Cisco and Yahoo should be torn from their offices, blindfolded, briefly tried, then hanged for crimes against humanity for having assisted the brutal PRC government with the oppression of its own people.

    --
    I too have felt the cold finger of injustice.
  7. Don't Worry by Goo.cc · · Score: 3, Funny

    Any day now, I'm sure that George Bush will announce our intention to invade China and liberate the people from their oppression, just like we did for Iraq. Then we will install a democratic government that...

    What? They have a well armed military?

    Nevermind.