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China Reinstates Wikipedia Ban

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the that-was-depressingly-quick dept.

Rob T Firefly writes "The International Herald Tribute reports that the lifting of China's Wikipedia ban earlier this week was short-lived. Wikipedia is once again inaccessible from behind the Great Firewall, along with all other Wikimedia projects. Additionally, the URL of Chinese Wikipedia is once again a banned search term. No reason has yet been given for any of it." From the article: "It wasn't immediately clear if Wikipedia was inaccessible due to technical glitches or because government censors had blocked the site again. The Foreign Ministry and Ministry of Information Industry did not immediately respond when contacted for comment Friday. Beijing blocked access to the English and Chinese versions of Wikipedia in October last year, apparently out of concern about entries touching on the country's sensitive spots -- Tibet, Taiwan and other topics."

10 of 172 comments (clear)

  1. Didn't see that coming at all. by silentounce · · Score: -1, Troll

    Nothing to see here.
    Move along.

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  2. You like flied lice? by __aadzjv6747 · · Score: -1, Troll

    We fly likipedia! Good dear for you!

    1. Re:You like flied lice? by __aadzjv6747 · · Score: -1, Troll

      Troll? Eat me, assholes. It's called a joke.

    2. Re:You like flied lice? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

      -1, Racist & ignorant

  3. Re:Could be.... by BurningTyger · · Score: 1, Troll

    Yes, it was a "technical" problem that the ban was lifted.
    Now the problem has been resolved ^^.
    Nothing to see here. Move along ~

  4. Blame canada by denis-The-menace · · Score: 0, Troll

    http://www.canada.com/nationalpost/story.html?id=a f642b87-7d79-48ad-a55e-f687c1aad687&k=7039

    The Canadian PM likes to nag china about human rights.
    So China took one away to prove Canada's point.

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  5. Our fault? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    China's biggest trading partners are:

    1) USA
    2) Canada

    Has anyone else wondered why are we are so hell bent on propelling a government that still shows so many signs being bullying, authoritarian regime into super-power status?

  6. Re:Never ascribe to malice... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    And how they've always been at war with Oceania.

  7. Ascribing malice to Bush, lapping up Communist PR by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    This is standard operating procedure here at Slashdot.

    Give hardcore Communists the benefit of the doubt at all times. Never question their motives. Demand impossibly high levels of evidence before concluding that they are doing anything wrong.

    And of course the flipside : America is evil, oppressive, tortureres.

    Liberalism is a Mental Disorder ladies and gentlemen. Slashdot proves it every day.

  8. Re:Reflects the Politics in Beijing by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    I can not believe how incredibly stupid you are. Really, I'm baffled. I thought I had seen so many people be so stupid that I couldn't be shocked by stupidity anymore. You've proven me wrong. Wow.