Great Firewall
This is the downside of being in China. For the last 24
hours, I have been shut out of email. Even the brand new address Dennis Cope
created for me wasn't working. I couldn't
see any incoming mail, nor send anything.
The Internet was functioning. The problem was what is euphemistically
called “Information control”—censorship, in other words. In China, many websites are blocked, and the
minute one says anything remotely controversial, one’s email is discontinued.
It’s scary when this happens, particularly when I’m
traveling solo. Eventually, my access
reopened. It’s all made to look
completely accidental. A thousand thank
yous to Dennis Cope who manages my blog site
and runs interference.
1 comment:
Tape over the mouth - very scary!
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