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*[[Human Rights Without Frontiers]] (www.hrwf.org) IS NOT BLOCKED AS THE WEBMASTER LIVES IN CHINA.THIS IS RATHER ODD CONSIDERING THE LANGUAGE ON THE SITE REGARDING THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT |
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*[[Amnesty International]] (www.amnesty.org)<ref name="rsf">{{cite web |url= http://www.rsf.org/print.php3?id_article=6132|title= Reporters Without Borders website blocked|date= 2003-04-15|publisher= Reporters without Borders}}</ref> |
*[[Amnesty International]] (www.amnesty.org)<ref name="rsf">{{cite web |url= http://www.rsf.org/print.php3?id_article=6132|title= Reporters Without Borders website blocked|date= 2003-04-15|publisher= Reporters without Borders}}</ref> |
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*[[Human Rights Watch]] (www.hrw.org)<ref name="rsf"/> |
*[[Human Rights Watch]] (www.hrw.org)<ref name="rsf"/> |
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Revision as of 18:27, 27 June 2008
This is a list of notable websites that are blocked, or have been blocked in the People's Republic of China. This list includes websites that are specifically blocked, and their history, in one or more regions of the People's Republic of China (PRC) under the country's policy of Internet censorship. Websites that are only blocked in particular institutions (e.g. universities) or are inaccessible because of packet filtering (and hence may be only partially or sporadically blocked) are not included in this list.
This list does not apply to the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau, which have their own legal systems.
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Reference sources
- Chinese Wikipedia (zh.wikipedia.org,secure.wikimedia.org), other language versions of Wikipedia (aside from certain articles) were unblocked for a period of time in 2007. Since August 31st, 2007, all languages of Wikipedia and other wikimedia sites are once again blocked in Mainland China.[1]
- Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org), and other languages of Wikipedia excluding Chinese Wikipedia (zh.wikipedia.org) were unblocked on April 4th, 2008. However, sensitive topics such as Tibet and Tiananmen Square are still blocked. The move comes after International Olympic Committee (IOC) inspectors told Beijing organisers that the internet must be open for the duration of the 2008 Olympics and that blocking it "would reflect very poorly" on the host country.[2]
Media
- China Times (www.chinatimes.com.tw)[3]
- Radio Canada International (www.rcinet.ca)[3]
- Radio Canada (www.radio-canada.ca)[3]
- CBC Television (www.cbc.ca)[3] (now unblocked)
- United Nations News (www.unitednationsnews.com)[3]
- Voice of America (www.voa.gov)[3]
- Radio Free Asia (www.rfa.org)[3]
Blogging, vlogging, and web hosting services
- Youtube (No longer blocked, June 19th 2008)
- Blocked 15 October 2007[4]
- However, it is worth noting that while a user cannot navigate beyond the main page of Youtube, Youtube content embedded as an HTML object can be viewed, which effectively means that Youtube videos can be linked to users in China and can be viewed.
- Flickr
- Blocked before 15 October 2007[citation needed] Flickr image servers (farm1.static.flickr.com, farm2.static.flickr.com),[5][6]
- Unblocked 15 October 2007 Flicker image services[4]
- Tripod (www.tripod.lycos.com)[7]
- Technorati (www.technorati.com)[8]
- Blogspot blogs (but not Blogger)
- Blocked before 15 October 2007[4]
- Unblocked 15 October 2007[4]
- .Mac
- Xanga
Internet forums
Non-governmental organizations
- Amnesty International (www.amnesty.org)[10]
- Human Rights Watch (www.hrw.org)[10]
- Reporters Without Borders (www.rsf.org)[10]
- Wikileaks (www.wikileaks.be) [11]
- Falun Gong related websites like (www.falundafa.org) [3] [12]
Political organizations
- Central Tibetan Administration (www.tibet.net, www.tibet.com)[10]
See also
- The policy of Internet censorship of the People's Republic of China is known as the Golden Shield Project (nicknamed Great Firewall of China).
References
- ^ Schwankert, Steven (2007-09-06). "Wikipedia Blocked in China Again". IDG News via PCworld. Retrieved 2008-01-26.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Hasty, Katie (2008-04-07). "China allows access to a bit of Wiki" (web). New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 2008-04-07.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ a b c d e f g h Zittrain, Jonathan (2002). "Sites Blocked in China - Highlights". Empirical Analysis of Internet Filtering in China. Harvard.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - ^ a b c d Schwankert, Steven (2007-10-18). "YouTube blocked in China; Flickr, Blogspot restored". IDG News. Retrieved 2008-01-26.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Yahoo: China Blocking Flickr Photo Site". Reuters. 2007-06-12. Retrieved 2007-06-12.
- ^ Kopytoff, Verne (2007-06-09). "Flickr not even flickering in China". SFGate.com. Retrieved 2007-06-09.
- ^ "ii. Selected Other Domains". Internet Filtering in China in 2004-2005. OpenNet Initiative. Retrieved 2007-04-15.
- ^ Hertz, Adam (2006-04-26). "Access to Technorati from China". Technorati.
- ^ HKday.net: Opinion Board: Blocking notice
- ^ a b c d "Reporters Without Borders website blocked". Reporters without Borders. 2003-04-15.
- ^ John, Paczkowski (2008-02-18). "Like Trying to Take Pee Out of a Swimming Pool …" (web). Digitaldaily.com. Retrieved 2008-02-20.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ http://www.hrw.org/reports/2006/china0806/5.htm How Multinational Internet Companies assist Government Censorship in China