Comments on: all blogger blogs blocked in china http://www.livefrombeijing.com/2009/05/all-blogger-blogs-blocked-in-china/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 10:01:22 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Rob http://www.livefrombeijing.com/2009/05/all-blogger-blogs-blocked-in-china/comment-page-1/#comment-67 Rob Tue, 19 May 2009 04:35:00 +0000 http://www.livefrombeijing.com/2009/05/all-blogger-blogs-blocked-in-china/#comment-67 After the clearest April in 9 years, maybe China is just trying to "clear the air" for this May?<br /><br />Even more strange is that wordpress.com, after being blocked for ages (then unblocked), remains unblocked.<br /><br />I would suggest this might be part of a longer-term strategy to make it difficult generally to blog on foreign websites, and could even be a state-induced promotion of domestic blogging sites? Either way, I wouldn't be surprised if they keep switching back and forth between major foreign blogging portals, just to keep us on our toes, and perhaps on Chinese websites instead.<br /><br />Why not open a blog on a Chinese site? It's guaranteed never to get blocked by the national firewall -- you just risk you annoying somebody and getting tossed off the site. I'm not sure which risk is greater.<br /><br />Anyway, I'm posting using Witopia now, $40 a year is a real bargain, it's fast and reliable.<br /><br />Good luck... After the clearest April in 9 years, maybe China is just trying to “clear the air” for this May?

Even more strange is that wordpress.com, after being blocked for ages (then unblocked), remains unblocked.

I would suggest this might be part of a longer-term strategy to make it difficult generally to blog on foreign websites, and could even be a state-induced promotion of domestic blogging sites? Either way, I wouldn’t be surprised if they keep switching back and forth between major foreign blogging portals, just to keep us on our toes, and perhaps on Chinese websites instead.

Why not open a blog on a Chinese site? It’s guaranteed never to get blocked by the national firewall — you just risk you annoying somebody and getting tossed off the site. I’m not sure which risk is greater.

Anyway, I’m posting using Witopia now, $40 a year is a real bargain, it’s fast and reliable.

Good luck…

]]> By: flyingfish http://www.livefrombeijing.com/2009/05/all-blogger-blogs-blocked-in-china/comment-page-1/#comment-66 flyingfish Sat, 16 May 2009 06:44:00 +0000 http://www.livefrombeijing.com/2009/05/all-blogger-blogs-blocked-in-china/#comment-66 Let's hear it for VPN and the First Amendment! Let’s hear it for VPN and the First Amendment!

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.livefrombeijing.com/2009/05/all-blogger-blogs-blocked-in-china/comment-page-1/#comment-65 Anonymous Sat, 16 May 2009 03:47:00 +0000 http://www.livefrombeijing.com/2009/05/all-blogger-blogs-blocked-in-china/#comment-65 Thanks for posting this info. I just found to my great annoyance that my two blogspot-based blogs are being blocked, and after googling for info came across your fresh posting.<br /><br />I am posting this from a Starbucks not far from where you are (assuming you are in Beijing), and am getting through the firewall by using a reliable and fairly cheap ($5.95 per month) VPN service called "GoTrusted". It has proven quite reliable, although at times a bit slow.<br /><br />I am really pissed, because I am currently using one of my blogs to post some customized tutoring materials for some local elementary school kids and posting it on one of my blogs. Now I have to find some alternate site to post it on. Thanks for posting this info. I just found to my great annoyance that my two blogspot-based blogs are being blocked, and after googling for info came across your fresh posting.

I am posting this from a Starbucks not far from where you are (assuming you are in Beijing), and am getting through the firewall by using a reliable and fairly cheap ($5.95 per month) VPN service called “GoTrusted”. It has proven quite reliable, although at times a bit slow.

I am really pissed, because I am currently using one of my blogs to post some customized tutoring materials for some local elementary school kids and posting it on one of my blogs. Now I have to find some alternate site to post it on.

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