Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

Chinese Social Websites Go Under "Maintenance"

Posted by timothy on from the culture-of-repression dept.

Shastri writes "After blocking several prominent social websites like Twitter, Youtube ahead of Tiananmen anniversary, by the great firewall of China, some popular social sites in China have also gone under 'maintenance'. While it is anybody's guess as to whether these events are related or purely coincidental, the announced maintenance come mostly unscheduled and last for several days might give a hint. A spreadsheet (in Chinese) is being maintained enumerating the sites that have gone down for a maintenance."

5 of 84 comments (clear)

  1. I, for one, welcome our idiocy-blocking overlords by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    After blocking several prominent social websites like Twitter

    Thank you!

    Freedom is so overrated.

  2. Re:Obviously... by arogier · · Score: 2, Funny

    Facebook groups lead to action?

    --
    http://www.aaronrogier.net
  3. Re:Maintenance of... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    What do you mean? Nothing happened there 20 years ago. There was no protest and there were no tanks.

    I don't know where you are getting your information from, but the Chinese government ensures me that nothing of note has ever taken place in Tianamen square.

  4. Re:Maintenance of... by Kotoku · · Score: 3, Funny

    Brian: Wait, the whole section from 1942 to 1945 is blank, what the hell? What about the invasion of Poland? The Nazis sending the Jews to death camps?

    Tour Guide: NOTHING HAPPENED! EVERYONE WAS ON VACATION! WE WERE INVITED TO POLAND!

    --
    AnimePapers.org: Anime Wallpapers Handled With Care
  5. Anonymous Coward by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    A bit like the cameras in london go "down for maintenance" whenever there is a protest. the maintenance even follows protests from street to street - amazing!!!