YouTube Still Blocked in China
I’m becoming increasingly frustrated that YouTube is still blocked here in China. It’s been ten days since I was able to access the site, and it’s cutting into not only my lesson planning but my blogging as well. Evidently the site is being blocked for showing a video of police beating to death a Tibetan protester. The powers that be in Beijing have declared the video fake, which begs the question: if it’s fake, why block the entire site? The WSJ has an update on the blockage:
An enduring mystery is why the entire site has been blocked, instead of links to a few specific videos. China has demonstrated the ability in the past to block access to specific addresses or keywords on YouTube and other foreign media sites. Access to all of YouTube has been restricted before, including October 2007 and March 2008, during a period of unrest in Tibet.
I’m keeping my finger crossed that I’ll be able to access the site soon.
April 14th, 2009 at 7:10 am
I agree, its so frustrating! I miss youtube and don’t get why they can’t just block certain videos.
April 14th, 2009 at 10:33 am
Yeah, I think we’re on three weeks now without YouTube. This is beyond annoying.