China Blocks Access to Several Internet Sites

[ArTkY_]

Chinese authorities have blocked access to social networking website Twitter and several other internet services ahead of Thursday's twentieth anniversary of the crackdown on the Tiananmen Square democracy protests.

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia-pacific/2009/06/20096332347729539.html

[saysmydoctor]

Had to expect that.

[perceptrons]

They've been blocking sites forever, why is this news?

[PunkyPoo]

They've been blocking sites forever, why is this news?

I was going to make this same point. This isn't new.

[MyNameIsRoss]

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I saw this awhile ago. Seems very unlikely, but shit's scary.

[tait]

sometimes i hate living here

[samsara]

That must suck having to live there sometimes.

[saysmydoctor]

sometimes i hate living here
Pardon my sarcasm, but isn't it like heresy/state crimes for you to say something like this?

[tait]

Pardon my sarcasm, but isn't it like heresy/state crimes for you to say something like this?
hahaha i would assume so

[saysmydoctor]

hahaha i would assume so
So I assume the thoughtpolice are outside your door because you've just committed textcrime.

[tait]

So I assume the thoughtpolice are outside your door because you've just committed textcrime.
:popo:

[DannySniper]

The Australian government will be censoring the internet too, soon.

Or at least they were planning to before I left. Maybe I should consider not going home.