China+and+the+Internet

From Michael Strav More than 2600 [|websites] are blocked in the [|People's Republic of China] under the country's [|policy of Internet censorship]. Some of the main sites blocked include:
 * Internet block in People’s Republic of China **
 * Media such as China Times and many new site from around the world (United Nations News, AlJazeera, Radio Canada International etc.)
 * Many social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, Picasa, Blogspot, Tumblr and even Youtube along with Google docs
 * Non-government organizations like Wikileaks and Reporters without Borders
 * Most Chinese political organizations and political sites from around the world
 * All streaming video sites such as PirateBay and free video download sites along with all pornographic websites
 * Even Chinese Wikipedia got blocked after the reports on it of Chinas 2008 Olympic Games.

The site Great Firewall of China is a search engine where you enter a url or website and it shows you whether or not it is blocked. It’s surprising how many are blocked. Here’s the link: []