China going too far? Google.com ban

**ƒORM** · #1 (**permalink**) Sep 04, 02

NEWS
Tests performed by an industry insider and by the BBC News Online have confirmed that China has blocked access to the U.S.-based Google search engine. Google has been popular in China due in part to its ability to handle Chinese language searches. This latest form of censorship is believed to be a result of an upcoming November 8th Communist Party Congress. China has never blocked an Internet search engine before, according to analysts.

NetEase.com, a China-based website, ran an article confirming that Google was indeed being blocked. The article said the block was due to results listing pornography and Falun Gong content, along with content which could undermine national security.

Currently, there are an estimated 45.8 million Chinese online. Many Chinese access the Internet from Internet cafés, which are mandated by the Chinese government to install content-blocking software. The software currently blocks up to 500,000 sites.

On July 15th Yahoo! signed a "Public Pledge on Self-discipline for China Internet Industry" which gave the Chinese government content control over Yahoo's Chinese site. Yahoo! was still available on Monday from within China, even though it uses the Google search engine.

**sNyx** · #2 (**permalink**) Sep 04, 02

wow thats insane man!
just a sign that our freedom is a privilage
and we really dont know how good we have it here in canada.
I love this place! :)

crookedking · #3 (**permalink**) Sep 04, 02

the internet would probably give the chinese people to many ideas...and God forbid if the chinese government had their people thinking.

**MC Hammered** · #4 (**permalink**) Sep 04, 02

I think Lex is a prime candidate to play the lead role in "Conspiracy Theory 2". :041:

**MC Hammered** · #5 (**permalink**) Sep 04, 02

Quote:

Originally posted by crookedking:
the internet would probably give the chinese people to many ideas...and God forbid if the chinese government had their people thinking.

God forbid if the Chinese gov't pissed their people off.

Could you imagine 4 billion people coming after you?

crookedking · #6 (**permalink**) Sep 04, 02

yeah no doubt man...that would be scary.

rawb · #7 (**permalink**) Sep 05, 02

china can get google again as of yesterday.

cheeseburger · #8 (**permalink**) Sep 05, 02

1984 sound familiar???

My prediction...
Only a matter of time until you'll need a permit for a website. You'll sign a contract and if you break it, permit will be taken away and site shutdown.

It may appear that the internet is too big to control, but eventually the government (or some sort of "Internet World Wide Federation) will be directly involved and control all tier 1 isp's.

ty:rone · #9 (**permalink**) Sep 05, 02

china has l33t hax0rz i've heard. like... harsh l33t

cheeseburger · #10 (**permalink**) Sep 05, 02

haha

ellite or not

"HACK THE PLANET"

inkster · #11 (**permalink**) Sep 07, 02

wow. it's almost as if chinese government wanted to control their people or something.

this is shocking.

rawb · #12 (**permalink**) Sep 07, 02

it's not called a permit it's called an eula.

websites have them now. almost all the software you have in your house isn't purchased. you don't own it. you have licensed it from the publisher.

*omitted scary music*

*omitted "we're all gunna die" talk*

/me waits for the 'all my software is warez h4w h4w' replies.