Full FeedGreat Firewall of China blocks Facebook?
While not confirmed, news has been trickling out from Facebook users in China that they were not able to access their data.
A clear picture has yet to be painted but Facebook is close to confirming the phenomenon. “We are disappointed to learn of reports that users in China are having difficulty getting access to Facebook,”
Representatives from the social network reportedly told CIO News. “We have not made any changes to our site that would create access problems and are looking into the situation.”
China-based users are mostly expats from Europe and the United States, and a lot of them have spoken out on Twitter that access to Facebook is indeed blocked.
China has had a long history of content censorship on the web, but most internet giants (like Yahoo and Google) have allowed this censorship, giving them more leeway for bringing their content to China-based users. Some of the reports seem to be pointing to Facebook’s aversion to this kind of censorship as the root of the issue. As of writing, none of the major players in the issue have made solid confirmations.
Via [CNET]
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after reading this,i checked my account in facebook,still i got in,so it’s not true,i’m in Shenzhen of China.
on July 3, 2008 at 05:20 AM - LINKI’ve been trying to get in for a few days now and can only occasionally log on, and then only for a few minutes. Usually get kicked off when I try to navigate to different pages. I’m in Chengdu, China. Even going through anonymizers doeesn’t work anymore because I either can’t get past my home page on facebook, or the anonymizer is too busy with other users with the same problem!
on July 6, 2008 at 09:20 PM - LINKI AM SO ANGRY!!! Facebook is one of the best ways the Foreign community keeps in touch in China. Personally, I am organizing a beach party, our last party last month had over 300 foreigners come out largely in part because of facebook and the power it has to communicate to our community here.
CHINA HAS GONE TOO FAR!!! This is the most insane type of censorship, it is censoring people from connecting and communicating with eachother. It’s not about Free speech its about the Freedom to Assemble (On the net). Taking away our organizing tools is a very bad sign, that and all the VISA regulations that have made countless friends have to return to their own countries and those denied visas is showing us a very very communistic iron hand still ruling China.
on July 7, 2008 at 03:54 AM - LINKThis is 100% true. I cannot log on at my apt here, but the internet at my work lets me log on fine… not sure why. very very annoying!!!
on July 8, 2008 at 09:05 AM - LINKby the way, 30 seconds after posting my last message, the window I had open with the blocked FB page suddenly was on the FB homepage, working perfectly. VERY interesting. How DO they find the time to scan so much?? its blowing my mind
on July 8, 2008 at 09:11 AM - LINKYeah it’s been out at my home and at work but sometimes either or chooses to work. They are definately doing something. Maybe they’re testing a new scanning system. I say that cuz I can get to the website and the name comes on the top of the IE Explorer Title Bar but the window contents are empty. It’s like it has initially connected and then stop stransmitting, like it’s been intercepted. Seems like they are learning the transfer of packet system or something like that, not a techie but I think Facebook’s code has to be learned by the govvie before my privacy can be properly invaded.
on July 8, 2008 at 10:12 PM - LINKJust about everything is blocked in my city in China. It is almost impossible to access anything. The best time to go online is about 3 am but that is no guarnatee. I also have more success at work it would seem our apartments have been targeted
on July 10, 2008 at 07:36 PM - LINKYour buidling probably shares lines with the entire housing complex and surrounding complexes. During the day all the businesses housed out of there have to share the same internet. Thats why at night it seems to work a bit faster I reckon….
on July 11, 2008 at 01:17 AM - LINKYes, just tried to logon to facebook but nothings happening, other than my internet page comes to a complete standstill…...
How bad is that????
on September 2, 2008 at 08:58 AM - LINKI have unfiltered access to any site from China using http://www.Freedur.com. This little proxy rocks. They offer free trial. Try it, you’ll like it.
on May 29, 2009 at 05:18 PM - LINK