What websites does China block?

What websites does China block?

Which sites are banned in China?

  • BBC.
  • CNN.
  • Facebook (and Messenger)
  • Gmail.
  • Google Apps (e.g. Calendar, Docs, Hangouts, Maps, etc)
  • Hootsuite.
  • Instagram.
  • OneDrive.

What kind of things are censored in China?

The government has censorship over all media capable of reaching a wide audience. This includes television, print media, radio, film, theater, text messaging, instant messaging, video games, literature, and the Internet.

Can China’s Great Firewall block Twitter?

Blocking Access to IPs: China’s Great Firewall can also block access to certain IP addresses. For example, to prevent people from accessing Twitter’s servers even by accessing it directly at a certain IP or by using unofficial DNS servers that haven’t been poisoned, China could block access to the IP address of Twitter’s servers.

Why is China blocking websites on the Internet?

The reason for China’s aggressive take on the Internet is to allegedly protect its citizens from outside influence and “harmful information”. For this reason, netizens from other parts of the world who travel to China for business, leisure, or living there usually have problems keeping track of the blocked websites in the country.

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What is the Great Firewall of China and how does it work?

The Great Firewall of China is generally considered the largest, most extensive, and most advanced Internet censorship regime in the world. China censors content for a variety of reasons, often because it’s critical of the Chinese government or contrary to Communist Party policy.

Will China ever stop censoring the Internet?

There’s no indication that China will cease their censorship of the internet any time soon. In fact, all signs point to the fact that this list of blocked websites in China will continue to grow as I update it each month.