Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

China Blocks Web Searches About Protests

Posted by Soulskill on from the must-want-users-to-make-their-own dept.

itwbennett writes "China is blocking searches on Google and microblogs for Zengcheng, a city in the country's Guangdong province, where protests have erupted against local authorities. The move is part of an effort to suppress information on the rioting."

1 of 134 comments (clear)

  1. They also block by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Web searches about blocking web searches about protests, as well as protests about blocking web searches about protests. Web searches about protests about blocking web searches about protests are allowed, though.