March 25th 2008 01:48 pm
Blocked websites in China.
I hadn’t known about this until I read this BBC article: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7312240.stm
Apparently China has been blocking websites. The article reads, ‘The Communist authorities often block news sites such as the BBC in a policy dubbed the “great firewall of China”.’
Why would a country want to block news from its people? Clearly, news in English does them little good. At least there’s some improvement. But still, why block it? It seems pretty obvious. They’re controlling information, controlling what people hear and see. By doing this they can more or less control how people think. Its like how they made it taboo to mention Tibetan independence. They’re making sure China’s citizens think the way China wants them to think, and as such won’t put up a fuss.
At least, that’s my take on it. Discuss more in the forums: http://world-save.com/boards/index.php?topic=23.0
Lia Cross
candela adds (03/26/08): If you want to check if your website is blocked, head over here.
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