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China Blocks Access to Youtube
by jhaber | March 16, 2008 at 05:44 am | 486 views | 4 comments | 12 recommendations
China did not want its citizenry to see the scenes of protesters and violence in Tibet. So they did what any government would do that is intent on controlling the information its people receives - it blocked access to youtube.
While little or no information on the protests appeared in Chinese newspapers, the Internet posed a problem with the government. Unable to filter video posts made outside the country, the government decided to block the entire site rather than allow its people to see what is happening in Tibet.
There were no protest scenes posted on Chinese-based video web sites such as 56.com, youku.com and tudou.com.
As China tries to clamp down on the protests, the international response to the conflict is escalating. Today, speaking in India, The Dalai Lama called for a probe into China’s treatment of Tibet, which he claims is causing “cultural genocide” of his people.
Over the past 48 hours, there have been calls for a boycott of the Olympic Games this summer in China. Proponents of this idea say it is the best way for the world to repudiate China’s actions and continued crack down on media. However, the International Olympic Committee Chairman thinks otherwise. “We believe that the boycott doesn’t solve anything,” Jacques Rogge told reporters.
March 16, 2008 at 05:44 am by jhaber, 486 views, 4 comments
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at 05:57 on March 16th, 2008
This comes at the same time as Beijing is low-balling the number of fatalities from the ongoing demonstrations.
at 07:40 on March 16th, 2008
Above are some of the videos that Beijing would have been targeting: difficult stuff to watch, regardless of which side you take on the Tibet/China issue.
at 07:40 on March 16th, 2008
Above are some of the videos that Beijing would have been targeting: difficult stuff to watch, regardless of which side you take on the Tibet/China issue.
at 18:33 on March 16th, 2008
jhaber,
Shanghailist commented on the recent gov't with the following:
"International news channels such as CNN and BBC are also getting
routinely blacked out. While we think this is a really poor way to deal
with all the shit that's going on, we have been there many, many times,
and survived. Time to turn on your VPN again, people! And if you still
don't know what it is, let me tell you it's the only way to maintain
your sanity here. Shanghaiist highly recommends the services of our
advertiser Witopia."