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Why is Gmail not available in China?
Yes, Gmail is blocked in China, as are all Google services. It started with a dispute in 2010 between Chinese authorities and Google, in which Google refused to censor its search results for users in the mainland on behalf of the government.
What email is not blocked in China?
Yahoo Mail is another popular email server with western users and it is not blocked in China. Accessing the site is possible without the use of a VPN.
Can China open Gmail?
Gmail is blocked in mainland China, which includes all parts of China except Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. This means that once you land in China, the moment you try to open your email you’ll find your computer and phone can’t connect to the mail server.
Is Outlook blocked in China?
Yes and no. Outlook may be blocked in China, but there are conflicting reports of the accuracy here. Although Microsoft has a good working relationship with the Chinese government, some email services are blocked in China. In particular, Google’s Gmail service has been blocked since 2015.
Does China have email?
It’s a convention: You can’t not have an email address. In China however, email never reached the ubiquity it has in other countries. Most Chinese consumers, if they have an email address, seldom use it. When asked why, most Chinese or expats will simply point to WeChat.
Is WhatsApp blocked in China?
Since September 2017, WhatsApp has been almost completely blocked in China. Currently, without using a VPN, you can’t send or receive voice messages, videos, images or any other type of files. Text messages can sometimes get around the restrictions, but they can arrive hours late.
What sites are not blocked in China?
The globally most visited websites, that are not blocked in China: Google (but many keywords are blocked, as well as many Google services apart from Search). Yahoo. Wikipedia (but certain pages are blocked). Live.com (Microsoft) Amazon. MSN. LinkedIn (though it was temporarily blocked in February, 2011).
Why is Google blocked China?
One of the primary reasons for Google being banned in China is the alleged hacking episodes from within the Chinese territory. It was in 2010 that Google reported a hack attack on it by numerous US companies. Google even expressed its intent to pull its plug from China.
Is it illegal to use blocked websites in China?
Google, Facebook, Twitter, and etc, have been blocked because those companies didn’t agree to leave their servers in China. Without the access to the server, Chinese government is not able to control what information can be posted on those websites. However, it is not a big deal if you use those websites.
Is WhatsApp still blocked in China?
WhatsApp has been widely blocked in mainland China by the country’s government, with text messaging as well as photo and video sharing not currently functional.