China blocks access to YouTube ..

This topic was created in the Miscellaneous forum by ~mystic_fish on Tuesday, March 18, 2008 and has 11 replies.

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@~mystic_fish
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..after videos posted of protests in Tibet

18/03/2008 9:35:00 AM

BEIJING - China blocked access to YouTube.com Sunday after dozens of videos of recent protests in Tibet appeared on the popular U.S. video website.

The blocking added to the Communist government's efforts to control what the public sees and hears about protests that erupted Friday in the Tibetan capital, Lhasa, against Chinese rule.

Access to YouTube.com, usually readily available in China, was blocked after videos appeared on the site Saturday showing foreign news reports about the Lhasa demonstrations, montages of photos, and scenes from Tibet-related protests abroad.

There were no protest scenes posted on China-based video websites such as 56.com, youku.com and tudou.com.

The Chinese government has not commented on its move to prevent access to YouTube.

Chinese leaders encourage Internet use for education and business but use online filters to block access to material considered subversive or pornographic.

(canadian press)

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yeah, i remember that and act the time my youtube wasn't working and goggled it straight after and that came on about; violences over a youtube video and something about china. i didn't really understand it all, so thanks for the post. i love youtube, glad it's always in use.

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@zenalchemy
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''i bet you get murdered if you go on youtueb, im not even joking. They used to murder drug dealers. Also, wasnt it china that made it soem what illegal to be overwieght setting waistlines for everybody?''

Mostly Untrue

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Access to YouTube.com, usually readily available in China, was blocked after videos appeared on the site Saturday showing foreign news reports about the Lhasa demonstrations, montages of photos, and scenes from Tibet-related protests abroad.

I'm sorry, but that's so stupid. What's going on will come up, without YouTube, so that's a waste of time *shakes head*

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@dogsbody
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China Does Block Everything coz they dont want us to know what a "Cruel" race they really are:
Go to Google and look up "Falon Gong Torture" that site was sent to my inbox (i work in the media) , the torture methods they use on their own kind is HORRIFIC, and its happening RIGHT NOW.
The way they treat Animals is Pretty Horrific as well.
Horrible, Horrible Race !!