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Why some social networks still aren’t blocked in China
Medium got blocked this week. But it survived in China for four years. We look at how some overseas social networks manage to avoid the banhammer.
Erik Crouch · · 5 min read
Medium is now blocked in China
Medium was miraculously accessible in China ever since it launched. But no more.
Steven Millward · · 2 min read
Why did WeChat succeed in China where other apps failed?
Good timing? China’s censorship? Blind luck? There are lots of things to weigh up.
Erik Crouch · · 6 min read
Pending Chinese law might turn the country’s internet into an intranet
The draft law is ambiguous, but it could potentially be used to cut China off from all websites hosted outside of the country.
Erik Crouch · · 3 min read
Google scales the Great Firewall, falls off 105 minutes later
Google search was briefly accessible in mainland China late last night – until the censors caught on.
Erik Crouch · · 2 min readChina ranks dead last on global internet freedom survey
This has been an eventful year for internet freedom (or lack thereof) in China. The latest Freedom on the Net study from American NGO Freedom House was published today, showing
Erik Crouch · · 3 min readCyber security firm uncovers decade-long malware attack on ASEAN governments and businesses
The attacks might have originated from China.
Josh Horwitz · · 2 min readReuters inaccessible from China, reports Reuters
Reuters, meet GFW. GFW, meet Reuters.
Josh Horwitz · · 2 min readAnti-censorship activist site Greatfire.org under DDoS attack, bandwidth costs skyrocket
Greatfire’s bandwidth costs skyrocketed to US$30,000 per day. It’s asking supporters to tell Amazon to forgo the hefty fee and support free speech.
Paul Bischoff · · 3 min readInstagram accessible again in China, but service is patchy
Tech in Asia staff stationed on the mainland confirmed it is no longer blocked, though sometimes images won’t load or only partially load.
Paul Bischoff · · 2 min read