China has blocked access to Google News and YouTube in an apparent attempt to stop the spread of video footage related the rioting going on in several cities in Tibet, including the capital Lhasa.
May 31, 2013 · This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Mar 29, 2009 · Why Are Google Facebook And Youtube Blocked In China - Decode China - Duration: 7:27. Dan Lok 100,138 views. 7:27. China's Internet Censorship Explained - Duration: 6:11. Feb 25, 2013 · YouTube: The largest video sharing website has also been blocked in mainland China, since March of 2009. YouTube is blocked because it showed riots in Tibet, riots that the Chinese government maintains were faked. Apparently, the Chinese government is afraid that some citizens may take their cues from a YouTube video and start a riot themselves. Those percentages might look very low considering that we said earlier that almost 4% of all YouTube videos are blocked in one or more countries. But imagine you have five YouTube videos - one blocked in Germany, another blocked in France, and another in Japan. Technically speaking, 60% (3 out of 5) of these videos have regional restrictions.
YouTube unblocked in China, but could Google have cooperated? Video-sharing Web site is again accessible from China, several sources report.
Those percentages might look very low considering that we said earlier that almost 4% of all YouTube videos are blocked in one or more countries. But imagine you have five YouTube videos - one blocked in Germany, another blocked in France, and another in Japan. Technically speaking, 60% (3 out of 5) of these videos have regional restrictions. Mar 25, 2009 · BEIJING, China (CNN) -- China has blocked the popular video-sharing Web site YouTube but did not offer a reason for the ban. YouTube was blocked in China as of Wednesday. 1 of 2 Google, which owns During that time, China blocked access to Google News and YouTube in what seemed to be an effort to stop the spread of video footage related to the rioting in several cities in Tibet, including
When it was first blocked: YouTube was blocked on-and-off multiple times in the late 2000s, including in October 2007, March 2008 during riots in Tibet, and in March 2009 when it went down in the
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