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China Blocks RSS Feeds, Internets

Posted by Brian Leahy - Sunday, October 07, 2007 8:00 AM

China has extended their ban on internets freedom to RSS feeds, which many Chinese users were utilizing to bypass a lot of content blocks.

Now, it appears that all RSS feeds are being blocked, instead of just the ones that China would block due to content.

Perhaps the Chinese people should consult "Internet Expert" Kim Jong Il about how to get around this problem. He probably has a few ideas.

Yet another country that is being deprived of LOLCATS and Wikipedia. Sad face.

ArsTechnica: China's Great Firewall turns its attention to RSS feeds

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TAGS: Other People's Misfortune, Tech

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Posted by BamMargera - Sunday, October 07, 2007 8:35 AM
I feel sorry for all the chinese ppl
Posted by tobz1000 - Sunday, October 07, 2007 8:38 AM
Censorship? In China?! What next!
Posted by ekho - Sunday, October 07, 2007 8:50 AM
*sigh*.... so glad i'm from Hong Kong
Posted by Kris_2009 - Sunday, October 07, 2007 9:05 AM
Wow china really does suck now.
Posted by TheDoctorWc3 - Sunday, October 07, 2007 9:25 AM
Their two next projects, Cleansing and removal of the interweb from all of asia
Posted by Juicelee - Sunday, October 07, 2007 1:19 PM
doesn't that hurt all of the virtual currency bots for every mmo in existence?
Posted by Zachy13 - Sunday, October 07, 2007 4:45 PM
wow, this is pretty old news. its been banned for a year already. i know this, since i live in beijing. but yeah, no wikipedia, which blows.
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Posted by lazyteabag - Sunday, October 07, 2007 4:52 PM
DAMN YOU CHINESE GOVERNMENT!

first you give europe the plauge, then you censor the internet! and in a few years, we gonna have a fight with you, none of this would be happening if Gangis was still incharge

he'd be realy dead now, but still!
Posted by g4tvroxdahouse - Sunday, October 07, 2007 8:09 PM
I hope they never win some wars and take over, life would suck!!!
Posted by Halomugen89 - Monday, October 08, 2007 2:08 AM
Dont worry their pollution will kill the leaders soon enough and the internetz will be free againz
Posted by Memento - Monday, October 08, 2007 5:01 AM
It's funny how the United States is hellbent on spreading 'Democracy' to countries under communism regimes, and yet the United States' NUMBER ONE import partner is, you guessed it, The People's Republic of China. This is what angers me about being an American myself. *Sigh*
Posted by ManOfTeal - Monday, October 08, 2007 5:44 AM
Define Irony..........celebrating America's independence day using fireworks made in China......hmmm
Posted by Kensuke - Monday, October 08, 2007 12:38 PM
Well what kind of censorship?
Like porn, or online weapon shops...
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