China blocks access to YouTube

China blocks access to YouTube

LynxMukka on 26 March 2009 - 00:53 · 20 comments & 3743 views

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China has blocked the video-sharing network YouTube after Beijing denounced footage appearing to show security forces beating Tibetans in Lhasa last year as "a lie". The authorities have blocked the service on previous occasions and, more frequently, have prevented access to specific videos.

Google, which owns YouTube, confirmed that Beijing halted access to the site this week but said it did not know why. "We are looking into it and working to ensure that the service is restored as soon as possible," spokesman Scott Rubin said in an email to the Associated Press.

News source: The Guardian

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(2 replies) #1 +Ely on 26 Mar 2009 - 02:12

Classic communist behavior, nothing surprising here, it's only good to show the world what communism and socialism can do to people's freedoms.

#1.1 +Xerxes on 26 Mar 2009 - 22:58

It's not just communists doing this though. My home country, Australia with it's proposed internet filters is case and point of this. It's the whole "PC" debarkle, you can't do anything without upsetting someone....

#1.2 excalpius on 01 Apr 2009 - 15:46

Socialism has nothing to do with Communists acting as Fascists. You might want to read up on your definitions a bit.

#2 -Bryce- on 26 Mar 2009 - 02:16

so they dont get mad at tineman square video? that has been up there since youtube was created ? lol. communism is so fickle. that man was carried away by plain clothes officers and never heard from again. I bet they would deny it ever happened, even with video lol.

(5 replies) #3 sorlag on 26 Mar 2009 - 05:17

Soon its all over, as China is preparing to invade Taiwan and the rest of the world will not tolerate Chinas invasions anymore...

Source:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4698655.stm

#3.1 EmuZombie on 26 Mar 2009 - 05:42

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Sooo.... soon is... almost 4 years?

#3.2 sorlag on 26 Mar 2009 - 05:50

EmuZombie said,

Sooo.... soon is... almost 4 years?

Hmm ive read that in another language and searched on google for an english article...
Seems i linked to an old one... im trying to find a more recent one.

#3.3 RPDL on 26 Mar 2009 - 19:45

I think your view of "the rest of the world" does not include Russia, Vietnam, North Korea, Syria and Iran. If ever military action is taken against China, it's pretty much world war three.

#3.4 +Xerxes on 26 Mar 2009 - 23:03

sorlag said,

Soon its all over, as China is preparing to invade Taiwan and the rest of the world will not tolerate Chinas invasions anymore...

Source:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4698655.stm

You mean America won't tolerate, US has threatened war with China over Taiwan before. Considering the vast arsenals on both sides I doubt either have the balls to do anything (without risking WW3), sure China have tried to push the US but nothing has come of it. Mind you this was from quite a few years ago and with the new administration in the US, their stance on Taiwan might of changed now.

#3.5 splur on 27 Mar 2009 - 04:54

More like Cold War 2.

#4 RPDL on 26 Mar 2009 - 19:47

China is just another tyrannical country run by a neo-liberal bourgeoisie. Why make a fuss about them censoring the internet? That's what dictatorships do.

#5 menes on 27 Mar 2009 - 09:37

China an USA may bark to each other but will do nothing against each other. China has invested huge amounts of cash to US government bonds. China may threats US with economic disaster but this is a two bladed sword because of this very investment. It's a very delicate equilibrium and no one will risk altering it. They booth have too much to loose.

(1 reply) #6 Dead'Soul on 28 Mar 2009 - 09:01

Youtube is still blocked in Turkey

#6.1 em_te on 30 Mar 2009 - 15:01

Yeah something about blocking access to incest porn. Those darn Turkish governments and their anti-freedom, anti-bill-of-rights, anti-incest propaganda.

(3 replies) #7 aarste on 30 Mar 2009 - 16:07

I block all .cn domains on my own site, if China is going to ban us, I can ban them too ^^

#7.1 Neoauld on 31 Mar 2009 - 07:59

aarste said,

I block all .cn domains on my own site, if China is going to ban us, I can ban them too ^^

thats actually a REALLY good idea, if alot of major sites and companies did this it could influence china to stop being so petty

#7.2 zivan56 on 02 Apr 2009 - 02:17

aarste said,

I block all .cn domains on my own site, if China is going to ban us, I can ban them too ^^

Better yet, block every AS number belonging to China on major ISP routers and refuse to route any data coming from them...so that they are totally isolated. Then we wouldn't have to worry about their Internet activity for the most part.

#7.3 em_te on 11 Apr 2009 - 04:50

zivan56 said,

As an added side effect we ensure all commerce with China is stopped meaning all products will be Made in America once again, ensuring jobs for all Americans.

#8 Geranium_Z__NL on 11 Apr 2009 - 05:54

i think they saw the Spongebob vid making fun of chinese

#9 paradoxdream on 11 Apr 2009 - 22:02

I guess since it 2009 you don't burn books you restrict access my how the times are a changing

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