Google.Com Banned in China?
By Angsuman Chakraborty, Gaea News NetworkMonday, August 21, 2006
A Chinese blogger finds Google.com inaccessible around 60% of the time whereas Google.cn is perfectly accessible. Is it coincidence or intetnional?
Is Google intentionally blocking Google.com in China and providing intermittent access instead of outright banning to prevent backlash from internet community & activists.
If you are a Chinese blogger, I would love to know your experiences in accessing Google.com.
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September 14, 2007: 8:11 pm
I live in shanghai and a couple of times i couldn’t acsess google but later there would be a notice about it saying it was because the server was down. but my real question is WHAT THE HELL is wrong with china?? why are they banning youtube and bebo and xanga? isnt that damn retarded?? |
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August 22, 2006: 8:01 am
I think the real reason is definitely the “GFW”. If you search some “keywords” via Google.com (not Google.cn), you will find google.com inaccessible in a short period about 10 minutes. |
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August 21, 2006: 10:52 am
By the way, I’ve just visited the site you mentioned, accidently, I use the same ISP as the author does. I think it’s more like that the problem is due to the stupid “GFW”, which reset what he is searching for. Maybe after contacting the author, I can find out the real reason, and tell you. |
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August 21, 2006: 10:40 am
I live in a big city named Wuhan in central part of China. Actually, I use Google a lot, and not once encounter such problem. I don’t know if it is the problem of his ISP, our government’s GFW or Google itself. Maybe asking Google is a better way to find out what’s going on, not by guessing |
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