Mar

22

Youtube Unblocked in China

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After a week hiatus, Youtube, a Google-owned video sharing network, is back online.

It seems that tonight(Mar 22) Chinese users could visit YouTube again since it was blocked on Mar 15. I can confirm China Telecom can access it. It was really terrible when YouTube was blocked a week ago. There is no official answer as to why Youtube was blocked for a week period by the Chinese internet regulators. Quite a lot of people considered that it was for the tibet riot on Mar 14.

It may be that Chinese authorities has brought the situation under control,  and Kuo Min Tang win the Taiwan Election too, so they unblocked youtube, but some of the special video in Youtube still can not access. The Chinese authorities constantly prevents access to sites that it finds content or ideas offensive. Chinese users should enjoy Youtube while it’s available because we may never know when it will disappear.

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25 Responses to “Youtube Unblocked in China”

  1. Jacky on March 23rd, 2008 5:18 am

    Couldn’t agree more.I like the last sentence^.^

  2. U on March 25th, 2008 2:04 pm

    COULD NOT AGREE. It YOUTUBE or west media is realy objective or even fair, it would happen. As the western media always make biased or even false or misleading report and utilize these channels to manipulate the mob in domestic area, it is a cautious or preventive action taken. My poor country, whenver trying to defend its basic rights and interests, has been so much difficulties.

  3. U on March 25th, 2008 2:06 pm

    Correstion: If YOUTUBE or western media is really objective or fair, it would not happen!

  4. U on March 25th, 2008 2:08 pm

    WE DO NOT LIKE TO BE BLOCKED, BUT FOR PURPOSE TO STABLIZE THE SITUATION AND REDUCE THE INNOCIENT PERPOLE FROM BEING KILLED BY EXTREMIST AND RELIGIOUS RADICS, I BELIEVE MOST CHINESE WOULD ACCEPT IT. IT IS BEETER TO LET THE MOB TO SPREAD THE RUMOR AND TERRORISM!

  5. U on March 25th, 2008 2:09 pm

    IT IS BETTER NOT TO LET THE MOB TO UTILIZE THIS TO PREAD RUMOR AND TERRORISM.(CORRECTION)

  6. Dario Salvelli’s Blog » Blog Archive » YouTube a ruota libera in China? on March 25th, 2008 5:42 pm

    [...] YouTube era stato bloccato in Cina per i fatti che stanno accadendo in Tibet. Da qualche giorno sembra che il blocco sia stato rimosso e che quindi gli utenti cinesi possano navigare sul più famoso [...]

  7. Cina: pulizie di primavera su internet « V-day Blog on March 27th, 2008 9:20 am

    [...] questo scenario, non da alcuna soddisfazione la notizia della riapertura di YouTube, avvenuta il 22 marzo. Infatti dalle pagine (accessibili dalla cina) del noto portale, sono stati [...]

  8. wdf u china bitch on April 3rd, 2008 8:53 am

    Wdf, well seeing that satellite tv must be illegal to watch in china, its no wonder y stupid chinese givernment blocked youtube. Seriosly i try get some cable, there is no english, only illegal english… so tats y i got illegal.

  9. WASIM on April 28th, 2008 1:41 am

    can u unblock the bebo in school plz because the people want to look the bebo so everbody want to see it plz

  10. unnonymousorsomething on June 15th, 2008 12:55 am

    It is said there’re some people called fifty cents. They get 50 cents from the stupid gov for every post that supports that stupid gov.

  11. River on July 25th, 2008 3:21 am

    Be careful, GFW will block this blog.

  12. ffcbiz on September 18th, 2008 3:02 am

    where is freedom, write blog or forum in english is one way.

  13. ffcok on September 18th, 2008 3:03 am

    why english is my best option of freedom

  14. Frank on September 26th, 2008 8:37 am

    Youtube is the largest video site in the world, should be unblocked.

  15. michael on December 23rd, 2008 8:18 pm

    why youtube still can not get in today ???

  16. Omigilioclomi on February 16th, 2009 4:05 am

    Heyyy!
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  17. kejiaren on March 26th, 2009 7:59 pm

    yiutube is remain block in guangdong privance .it now march 27 .but even more youtube as we all know ,is not western media . it is international video sharing .if you call youtube “western media’ you might not know so much .you listen to only chinese media you no vry smrt…sorry …rapid development can’t come quick enough..lol

  18. Chris on March 27th, 2009 7:06 am

    Chinese Federal Government please. unblock youtube. im a amatuer voice actor on it. i met so many great peoples on it and learned alot. so please. unblock youtube. for the sake of the citizens of asia.

  19. bokee on April 13th, 2009 7:50 am

    good,best wishes

  20. eeee on April 27th, 2009 4:11 am

    rabbish see Youtube!

  21. china on May 3rd, 2009 7:34 am

    where is freedom, write blog or forum in english is one way

  22. unidentify on May 7th, 2009 5:11 am

    there are nothing on the school site it just gets boring and we need some stuuf so plz plz just unblock it cheers

  23. fggfdg on May 9th, 2009 3:23 pm

    我想说的是，月光，你也就这点出息了，靠取悦外国人来赚GG广告费，可悲。。。

  24. wideseo on May 12th, 2009 7:05 am

    freedom or absolute ?
    there is no absolute absolute….

  25. dyxz8 on May 26th, 2009 5:51 am

    hehe,you daoli.

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