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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11 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. gaby on May 1st, 2008 11:14 am

    please unblock bebo

  11. student on May 9th, 2008 5:58 am

    OMG this website actually works
    http://www.caad.info

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