Comments on: How far can the Chinese firewall stretch? http://blogs.reuters.com/stories-id-like-to-see/2012/12/31/how-far-can-the-chinese-firewall-stretch/ Steven Brill Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:00:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: americanguy http://blogs.reuters.com/stories-id-like-to-see/2012/12/31/how-far-can-the-chinese-firewall-stretch/comment-page-1/#comment-302 americanguy Tue, 01 Jan 2013 21:12:00 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/stories-id-like-to-see/?p=690#comment-302 Remember a few weeks ago where the police chief in Newtown said anyone posting anything other than what was officially released version about the incident on the net, twitter, or face book, would be arrested? Remember the legislation in Congress to censor and limit access to the internet in the US to favor corporations? Remember the laws that gets people arrested for posting something that someone says is a hate post? Yea, China is so evil, and the US is so perfect and free. In some fantasy world that is. Remember a few weeks ago where the police chief in Newtown said anyone posting anything other than what was officially released version about the incident on the net, twitter, or face book, would be arrested? Remember the legislation in Congress to censor and limit access to the internet in the US to favor corporations? Remember the laws that gets people arrested for posting something that someone says is a hate post? Yea, China is so evil, and the US is so perfect and free.
In some fantasy world that is.

]]> By: Kailim http://blogs.reuters.com/stories-id-like-to-see/2012/12/31/how-far-can-the-chinese-firewall-stretch/comment-page-1/#comment-301 Kailim Tue, 01 Jan 2013 07:55:13 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/stories-id-like-to-see/?p=690#comment-301 I've been reading news and comments on websites of Reuters and CNN for several years at Guangzhou, China. I encounter no problem at all. But I haven't tried Bloomberg and Times due to time restraint. I’ve been reading news and comments on websites of Reuters and CNN for several years at Guangzhou, China. I encounter no problem at all. But I haven’t tried Bloomberg and Times due to time restraint.

]]> By: sos22 http://blogs.reuters.com/stories-id-like-to-see/2012/12/31/how-far-can-the-chinese-firewall-stretch/comment-page-1/#comment-300 sos22 Tue, 01 Jan 2013 03:50:38 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/stories-id-like-to-see/?p=690#comment-300 “princeling” ancestors of China’s “Eight Immortals” Does Mr. Brill mean the princeling descendants? “princeling” ancestors of China’s “Eight Immortals”

Does Mr. Brill mean the princeling descendants?

]]> By: agsocrates http://blogs.reuters.com/stories-id-like-to-see/2012/12/31/how-far-can-the-chinese-firewall-stretch/comment-page-1/#comment-299 agsocrates Mon, 31 Dec 2012 23:43:47 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/stories-id-like-to-see/?p=690#comment-299 When I lived in China a few years back I remember that big site like the New York Times would often be blocked, but smaller ones often weren't. I don't know if that is still the case, but smaller sites that report off the main ones may also prove a source of information. When I lived in China a few years back I remember that big site like the New York Times would often be blocked, but smaller ones often weren’t. I don’t know if that is still the case, but smaller sites that report off the main ones may also prove a source of information.

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