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China blocks YouTube access
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article published on 16 March, 2008
This morning the Chinese government blocked access to the popular video sharing site YouTube after over 20 videos about protests in Tibet appeared on the site.
The protests, which occurred in the Tibetan capital Lhasa on Friday, were against Chinese rule. The government has been blocking news broadcasts since the protests in an effort to control what the public knows about the events.
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16. March 2008 @ 16:29 |
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Meh, that's communism for ya.
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16. March 2008 @ 19:03 |
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Cant they go to other sites like youtube ?
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16. March 2008 @ 20:32 |
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Originally posted by Ripper:
Meh, that's communism for ya.
look at the DMCA and tell me capitalism is soooo much better :P
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MrGrimace
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16. March 2008 @ 21:06 |
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Originally posted by Ripper:
Meh, that's communism for ya.
look at the DMCA and tell me capitalism is soooo much better :P
It is a helluva lot better. We might get blocked, but we can fight back. You try to fight back in China and you are libel to get a bullet in your skull rather than a lawsuit filed against you.
I am one of the first people to agree that there are things I would like to change in the way some capitalist countries run certain aspects of themselves (DMCA is a good example). But those of us in those countries must always remember that we have a real say in the way our government is run. If we disagree with something, it is our right to say so. In a country like China there is only the illusion of an individuals voice. They let people vote in local elections only to throw out the votes for the non-communist candidate. If a town gets out of line, they declare martial law and arrest the population.
I guess what I am trying to say is: Yeah, capitalism (particularly in a democratic republic) is so much better.
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16. March 2008 @ 21:11 |
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Originally posted by Ripper:
Meh, that's communism for ya.
look at the DMCA and tell me capitalism is soooo much better :P
It is a helluva lot better. We might get blocked, but we can fight back. You try to fight back in China and you are libel to get a bullet in your skull rather than a lawsuit filed against you.
I am one of the first people to agree that there are things I would like to change in the way some capitalist countries run certain aspects of themselves (DMCA is a good example). But those of us in those countries must always remember that we have a real say in the way our government is run. If we disagree with something, it is our right to say so. In a country like China there is only the illusion of an individuals voice. They let people vote in local elections only to throw out the votes for the non-communist candidate. If a town gets out of line, they declare martial law and arrest the population.
I guess what I am trying to say is: Yeah, capitalism (particularly in a democratic republic) is so much better.
tell that to japan :P
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MrGrimace
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16. March 2008 @ 21:39 |
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Originally posted by Ripper:
Meh, that's communism for ya.
look at the DMCA and tell me capitalism is soooo much better :P
It is a helluva lot better. We might get blocked, but we can fight back. You try to fight back in China and you are libel to get a bullet in your skull rather than a lawsuit filed against you.
I am one of the first people to agree that there are things I would like to change in the way some capitalist countries run certain aspects of themselves (DMCA is a good example). But those of us in those countries must always remember that we have a real say in the way our government is run. If we disagree with something, it is our right to say so. In a country like China there is only the illusion of an individuals voice. They let people vote in local elections only to throw out the votes for the non-communist candidate. If a town gets out of line, they declare martial law and arrest the population.
I guess what I am trying to say is: Yeah, capitalism (particularly in a democratic republic) is so much better.
tell that to japan :P
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16. March 2008 @ 21:42 |
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Originally posted by Ripper:
Meh, that's communism for ya.
look at the DMCA and tell me capitalism is soooo much better :P
It is a helluva lot better. We might get blocked, but we can fight back. You try to fight back in China and you are libel to get a bullet in your skull rather than a lawsuit filed against you.
I am one of the first people to agree that there are things I would like to change in the way some capitalist countries run certain aspects of themselves (DMCA is a good example). But those of us in those countries must always remember that we have a real say in the way our government is run. If we disagree with something, it is our right to say so. In a country like China there is only the illusion of an individuals voice. They let people vote in local elections only to throw out the votes for the non-communist candidate. If a town gets out of line, they declare martial law and arrest the population.
I guess what I am trying to say is: Yeah, capitalism (particularly in a democratic republic) is so much better.
tell that to japan :P
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There starting up a hopefully doomed cut consumers from ISPs if they are found to download anything illeagle thing.
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MrGrimace
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17. March 2008 @ 08:41 |
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Originally posted by Ripper:
Meh, that's communism for ya.
look at the DMCA and tell me capitalism is soooo much better :P
It is a helluva lot better. We might get blocked, but we can fight back. You try to fight back in China and you are libel to get a bullet in your skull rather than a lawsuit filed against you.
I am one of the first people to agree that there are things I would like to change in the way some capitalist countries run certain aspects of themselves (DMCA is a good example). But those of us in those countries must always remember that we have a real say in the way our government is run. If we disagree with something, it is our right to say so. In a country like China there is only the illusion of an individuals voice. They let people vote in local elections only to throw out the votes for the non-communist candidate. If a town gets out of line, they declare martial law and arrest the population.
I guess what I am trying to say is: Yeah, capitalism (particularly in a democratic republic) is so much better.
tell that to japan :P
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There starting up a hopefully doomed cut consumers from ISPs if they are found to download anything illeagle thing.
That does suck, but it is the action of the companies and not the government. Any one of those companies could elect to not do what the others are doing. (And probably get more business because of it)
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17. March 2008 @ 12:35 |
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What a joke. Ban the entire country from seeing something that the entire world has access to. How stupid do they think their people are?
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25. March 2008 @ 12:23 |
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Originally posted by emugamer:
What a joke. Ban the entire country from seeing something that the entire world has access to. How stupid do they think their people are?
really stupid..too stupid in fact..imagine a whole country of hand puppets but in this case 210 million are bein moved by the goverment and no1 acts to free themselves from the strings...pathetic..
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26. March 2008 @ 05:05 |
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who cares
the rest of the worlds still gonna see it! :P
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blueroad
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27. March 2008 @ 08:30 |
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Originally posted by NHS2008:
who cares
the rest of the worlds still gonna see it! :P
lol yeah hehe
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