Comments on: Blocked by Great Firewall & We Don’t Care http://gigaom.com/2007/09/04/blocked-by-great-firewall-we-dont-care/ Trusted Insights and Conversations on the Next Wave of Technology Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:25:55 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: The Future of Web According to Baidu http://gigaom.com/2007/09/04/blocked-by-great-firewall-we-dont-care/#comment-974386 The Future of Web According to Baidu Thu, 24 Sep 2009 03:27:14 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/09/04/blocked-by-great-firewall-we-dont-care/#comment-974386 <p>[...] struggled to gain a foothold in the world’s largest Internet market, primarily because of its sparring with the Chinese government over data censorship. And earlier this month, the president of Google’s operation in China, Kai-Fu Lee, said he [...]</p> [...] struggled to gain a foothold in the world’s largest Internet market, primarily because of its sparring with the Chinese government over data censorship. And earlier this month, the president of Google’s operation in China, Kai-Fu Lee, said he [...]

]]> By: National Firewalls A Step On Slippery Slope To Censorship - GigaOM http://gigaom.com/2007/09/04/blocked-by-great-firewall-we-dont-care/#comment-908881 National Firewalls A Step On Slippery Slope To Censorship - GigaOM Wed, 29 Oct 2008 16:52:42 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/09/04/blocked-by-great-firewall-we-dont-care/#comment-908881 <p>[...] to commerce or intellectual freedoms, but they’re also likely to be ultimately futile as China’s efforts at curtailing access to certain sites [...]</p> [...] to commerce or intellectual freedoms, but they’re also likely to be ultimately futile as China’s efforts at curtailing access to certain sites [...]

]]> By: 4 steps to a really professional blog (RPB) | illuminea http://gigaom.com/2007/09/04/blocked-by-great-firewall-we-dont-care/#comment-739232 4 steps to a really professional blog (RPB) | illuminea Mon, 03 Dec 2007 15:09:19 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/09/04/blocked-by-great-firewall-we-dont-care/#comment-739232 <p>[...] mercy of WordPress.com and Google’s Terms of Service, and they also avoid the risk of being blocked in certain countries that block entire social networks like [...]</p> [...] mercy of WordPress.com and Google’s Terms of Service, and they also avoid the risk of being blocked in certain countries that block entire social networks like [...]

]]> By: Joss Sanglier http://gigaom.com/2007/09/04/blocked-by-great-firewall-we-dont-care/#comment-523569 Joss Sanglier Thu, 06 Sep 2007 12:06:58 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/09/04/blocked-by-great-firewall-we-dont-care/#comment-523569 <p>Apparently my new site is available in China.</p> <p>However, no one reads it.</p> <p>I love talking to an empty room!</p> <p>Nobody</p> Apparently my new site is available in China.

However, no one reads it.

I love talking to an empty room!

Nobody

]]> By: huahua http://gigaom.com/2007/09/04/blocked-by-great-firewall-we-dont-care/#comment-518504 huahua Wed, 05 Sep 2007 13:45:13 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/09/04/blocked-by-great-firewall-we-dont-care/#comment-518504 <p>To your knowledge you guys have already be blocked for quite a long time, along with other great blog writers, even Feedburner too, but we got our way to make it though the GFW, also RSS on Greader is also a good way to read your posts. Anyway, since there is nothing we can do to change the situation expect cursing a lot, I think the situation will goes on for a long time.</p> To your knowledge you guys have already be blocked for quite a long time, along with other great blog writers, even Feedburner too, but we got our way to make it though the GFW, also RSS on Greader is also a good way to read your posts. Anyway, since there is nothing we can do to change the situation expect cursing a lot, I think the situation will goes on for a long time.

]]> By: Om Malik http://gigaom.com/2007/09/04/blocked-by-great-firewall-we-dont-care/#comment-516729 Om Malik Wed, 05 Sep 2007 07:23:26 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/09/04/blocked-by-great-firewall-we-dont-care/#comment-516729 <p>Amen to that Jesse. I agree with you. In the end that is when I lost complete trust in them, and started thinking of what they really are: GOOG, the stock.</p> Amen to that Jesse. I agree with you. In the end that is when I lost complete trust in them, and started thinking of what they really are: GOOG, the stock.

]]> By: Coleman Foley http://gigaom.com/2007/09/04/blocked-by-great-firewall-we-dont-care/#comment-515454 Coleman Foley Tue, 04 Sep 2007 23:28:06 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/09/04/blocked-by-great-firewall-we-dont-care/#comment-515454 <p>yeah, screw the great firewall</p> yeah, screw the great firewall

]]> By: Jesse Kopelman http://gigaom.com/2007/09/04/blocked-by-great-firewall-we-dont-care/#comment-515146 Jesse Kopelman Tue, 04 Sep 2007 21:04:13 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/09/04/blocked-by-great-firewall-we-dont-care/#comment-515146 <p>I still think Google's decision to comply with Chinese censorship was their biggest mistake ever. It will always be the main argument when questioning their commitment to do no evil and respect their users' wishes when it comes to things like privacy and security of information.</p> I still think Google’s decision to comply with Chinese censorship was their biggest mistake ever. It will always be the main argument when questioning their commitment to do no evil and respect their users’ wishes when it comes to things like privacy and security of information.

]]> By: Om Malik http://gigaom.com/2007/09/04/blocked-by-great-firewall-we-dont-care/#comment-514189 Om Malik Tue, 04 Sep 2007 15:38:04 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/09/04/blocked-by-great-firewall-we-dont-care/#comment-514189 <p>Issac and David,</p> <p>I agree with - I don't care because I know folks like you will figure out a way to go past the firewall. There is a certain short sightedness in this firewall approach. This kind of mind control doesn't work. Tell me what needs to be done on my end, and I am happy to do something about it. I need your input.</p> Issac and David,

I agree with – I don’t care because I know folks like you will figure out a way to go past the firewall. There is a certain short sightedness in this firewall approach. This kind of mind control doesn’t work. Tell me what needs to be done on my end, and I am happy to do something about it. I need your input.

]]> By: Managing Intellectual Property & IT Security http://gigaom.com/2007/09/04/blocked-by-great-firewall-we-dont-care/#comment-513459 Managing Intellectual Property & IT Security Tue, 04 Sep 2007 12:19:25 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/09/04/blocked-by-great-firewall-we-dont-care/#comment-513459 <p><strong>Chinese Government 1 Pentagon 0</strong></p> <p>Chinese military have successfully penetrated the Pentagon as more details of one of the most successful Chinese cyberhacks becomes public knowledge. The attack started in June, that required the shutdown of a number of computer systems to attempt the ...</p> Chinese Government 1 Pentagon 0

Chinese military have successfully penetrated the Pentagon as more details of one of the most successful Chinese cyberhacks becomes public knowledge. The attack started in June, that required the shutdown of a number of computer systems to attempt the …

]]> By: David Bradley http://gigaom.com/2007/09/04/blocked-by-great-firewall-we-dont-care/#comment-513193 David Bradley Tue, 04 Sep 2007 11:31:44 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/09/04/blocked-by-great-firewall-we-dont-care/#comment-513193 <p>I know you said you don't care presumably to be provocative, but those walls won't come tumbling down unless we blow hard, you know, and that means complaining against censorship, infringements of human rights and more...</p> <p>db</p> I know you said you don’t care presumably to be provocative, but those walls won’t come tumbling down unless we blow hard, you know, and that means complaining against censorship, infringements of human rights and more…

db

]]> By: Pal http://gigaom.com/2007/09/04/blocked-by-great-firewall-we-dont-care/#comment-512075 Pal Tue, 04 Sep 2007 07:56:54 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/09/04/blocked-by-great-firewall-we-dont-care/#comment-512075 <p>Currently Chinese political space is going through a major flux with many key government ministers being replaced. Hu Jintao is consolidating his powers and the current phase of what I call "more-than-usual" restrictions on the internet has something to do with these changes and the upcoming 5-yearly party congress. I think things will settle down after the October congress.</p> Currently Chinese political space is going through a major flux with many key government ministers being replaced. Hu Jintao is consolidating his powers and the current phase of what I call “more-than-usual” restrictions on the internet has something to do with these changes and the upcoming 5-yearly party congress. I think things will settle down after the October congress.

]]> By: Isaac http://gigaom.com/2007/09/04/blocked-by-great-firewall-we-dont-care/#comment-511963 Isaac Tue, 04 Sep 2007 07:38:33 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/09/04/blocked-by-great-firewall-we-dont-care/#comment-511963 <p>OM, I know users care, at least your Chinese subscribers like me. https://www.anothr.com/feeds/shared/4737132 The fact is there are thousands of web sites never know the reason why they were blocked in China. Most of the time, it's not because of content, but implication of similar web sites or close IP scopes.</p> <p>But I totoally agree with you that it's not a pity, but a loss of China and Chinese people about their future of creation and image. The government does evil because it's a totalitarian regime. But there's also the responsibility from people, they should fight together.</p> OM, I know users care, at least your Chinese subscribers like me. https://www.anothr.com/feeds/shared/4737132 The fact is there are thousands of web sites never know the reason why they were blocked in China. Most of the time, it’s not because of content, but implication of similar web sites or close IP scopes.

But I totoally agree with you that it’s not a pity, but a loss of China and Chinese people about their future of creation and image. The government does evil because it’s a totalitarian regime. But there’s also the responsibility from people, they should fight together.

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