The Great Firewall of China

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Contents 1 Introduction 2 Censorship in China 3 Content Blocking 4 Connection Blocking 5 Major Blocked Websites 6 Conclusions 7 References 8 See also 9 External links

Introduction

Censorship in China

Content Blocking

Connection Blocking

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Major Blocked Websites

At some point in time each of these major websites have been blocked on behalf of the Chinese Government. They include media sites, blogging, internet forums, political organizations, and government organizations. For working list of websites blocked you can refer to this site this site. The following is a few of the popular sites that have caused controversy in the Republic of China:

• Youtube - A popular video sharing site where users can upload, view, and share video clips.
• Flickr - An image hosting site, and web services suite.
• Human Rights Watch - An organization that researches and promotes human rights.
• Amnesty International - An organization devoted to preventing abuse in the world.

Conclusions

References

[1] http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~rnc1/ignoring.pdf

[2] http://opennet.net/studies/china/

[3] http://unpan1.un.org/intradoc/groups/public/documents/apcity/unpan011043.pdf

[4] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_websites_blocked_in_the_People's_Republic_of_China

See also

External links