Both Wikipedia and blogs on Blogspot are accessible in Beijing today.
Great news. Of course, this might not last, judging from the on-again off-again access to these two websites over the last few years. Perhaps this is just an April Fool's joke from the Net Nanny.
Also, the Chinese language version of Wikipedia does not seem to be working. Below is Danwei's record of the ongoing harassment of Blogspot.
Blogspot unblocked and blocked again January 14, 2008
Blogspot unblocked again March 29, 2007
Foreign blog providers (including Blogspot) blocked March 20, 2007
Blogspot working in Beijing again November 23, 2006
Blogspot blocked again October 27, 2006
Blogspot unblocked August 9, 2006
- Blogspot was first blocked in 2003
This article is from Danwei.org
Read the complete post at http://www.danwei.org/net_nanny_follies/wikipedia_and_blogspot_unblock.php
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Apr 01 2008, 01:13 AM
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