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Yahoo Confirms Beijing Blocking Flickr

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the well-isn't-this-awkward dept.

slashthedot writes "In another instance of censorship against websites about anything anti-establishment in China, Flickr, popular among a growing class of digital photo enthusiasts in the world's second-largest Internet market, has not shown photos to users in mainland China since last week, amid rumors Beijing took action after images of the Tiananmen massacre in early June 1989 were posted. "It is our understanding that Flickr users in China are not able to see images on Flickr, and we have confirmed that this is not a technical issue on our end," a spokeswoman for Yahoo Hong Kong said in an email in response to a Reuters inquiry."

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  1. Re:Old News... by MightyMartian · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Nothing like a country terrified of its own citizens, or the companies out of the supposed Free World who won't pull the plug to prevent their technologies from being used by these kinds of pathetic cowards. It's alright, though. Investors are making money, so fuck liberty.

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  2. China Evil or Not by jshriverWVU · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I keep hearing to many Pro's Con's about China. On one side you have the people bashing the government for it's internet filter system. Then on the other side I hear about how China is the new super power, with the greatest economy growth and potential. Even where I live (semi-major city) the news is ridden with (Businesses start deals with China, China Buying out more than Japan during hte 80's, China best business partner, Outsource to China, China Could Save local economy, etc, etc). Even the local college have signs "China #1 growth market, succeed in the future take Chinese 1 this semester" So is China Evil or Not?

    1. Re:China Evil or Not by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

      That is kind of like asking if the US is evil or not. The answer is both yes and no.

    2. Re:China Evil or Not by Pantero+Blanco · · Score: 4, Interesting

      Being a superpower with a great economy and being evil aren't even close to mutually exclusive.

      At any rate, if you're judging countries by the same standards as you judge people, all or nearly all of them lean towards evil. The few that are very strong tend to oppress the rest, and those aren't really "good". They just don't have claws.

  3. Re:Their country, their choice by MightyMartian · · Score: 5, Insightful

    If the Chinese people truly want to live under technocratic tyrants, then so be it. What I don't like is Western companies, who blossomed in an environment of political liberties who happily shed any notion of those liberties to make a buck. If that's what the Chinese want, then they shouldn't get help from Google and Microsoft, and those companies should be fined substantial amounts of money every time they help the Chinese authorities jail someone. Let China develop their own tools of repression. Why the fuck should we let Cisco do it for them?

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  4. Massacre? by Bullfish · · Score: 4, Funny

    There was no massacre in the square. That is just a theory like evolution. Many say it was a rave by drunk students. They don't know what happened to their friends because they were drunk. Pay no attention to the lies! Especially since now HD-DVD players that cost $20 will come soon due to the efficiencies of Chinese labor! You want this, and to help your ailing relatives, a new crop of prisoners are eager to repent for their crimes by offering their organs to you and yours at very low cost.

    "The last capitalist we hang shall be the one who sold us the rope." - Karl Marx