Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

Chinese Version of Wikinews Blocked In China

Posted by timothy on

DragonFire1024 writes with this story from Wikinews that says "access to the Chinese Wikinews website has been blocked in China. Wikinews can also confirm that the English version of the website is still available in China. ... Users using the social networking site called Twitter have reported that the site was "blockade[ed] today by the mainland" of China. Others, writing on the Wikimedia Foundation's mailing list also state that the Chinese version of Wikinews is blocked in major Chinese cities such as Beijing."

4 of 87 comments (clear)

  1. Sounds familiar... by retech · · Score: 5, Funny

    Before you know it, they'll be just like the UK.

    1. Re:Sounds familiar... by SupremoMan · · Score: 2, Funny

      Escape while there is not barbed wire and concrete fences around the populated areas.

      Why would they use a fence? I assume they would just fill the surrounding waters with sharks... with laser beams.

  2. Re:Hong Kong by eebra82 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Dear Sir/Madam,

    Please note that we are working hard to provide you with state of the art firewalls. As you may know, the internet consists of literately THOUSANDS of web sites and it is becoming increasingly difficult for us to tell you what you may and may not read.

    Kindly report this issue to the authorities and we will take the necessary steps to ensure that your REGULARIZED FREEDOM is maintained at the highest level.

    Best regards,
    Mao

    --
    Full Tilt
  3. Re:So what's next? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    multi-party system in America.

    I guess technically "multi-party" can mean two.