Twitter blocked in China

Found on Danwei on Monday, 01 June 2009
Browse Censorship

In terms of new media, do you still feel that in China censors could control everything that's happening in this area - you once said that if they shut off twitter, for example, it would be very easy, and information will just not get out.

The block seems to be a URL keyword filter. Googling for "twitter.com" resets the connection, as does including the string "twitter.com" in any other URL. Access to the service is fine through proxy or VPN.

Add flickr.com, bing.com, live.com, hotmail.com, blogspot.com and youtube.com to the list. The dictatorship in China must be really looking forward to the 20th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre.