Great Firewall of China: Useful, or Not?

Great Firewall of China: Useful, or Not?

According to "Great Firewall of China," Poynter Online is coming through just fine in the People's Republic.

Did you ever wonder whether your site can be enjoyed from China? In the People's Republic, censorship decisions can change day by day. The Great Firewall of China is a new site that helps you determine whether a site is blocked by Chinese government online censorship.

Enter any site's URL to see in real time whether it is censored in China. The site's Dutch organizers -- a documentary maker with a Chinese background, and a media artist who organized some financial support from a few cultural funds -- route your URL request through to the server in China, and share the results back to you. So not only will you learn whether your site is available; you'll also get to see it as the Chinese do. (Editor's note: The "view the site in China" feature was not working when I tested it just now.)