great firewall
Xiaohongshu shows Americans a whole new social media world
A looming US ban on TikTok is driving Americans to scale China’s digital wall, resulting in a spontaneous cultural exchange.
Olivia Plotnick · · 6 min read
In brief: China blocks Bing
Microsoft’s self-censoring didn’t help it in the end.
Aya Lin · · 1 min read
Why some social networks still aren’t blocked in China
Medium got blocked this week. But it survived in China for four years. We look at how some overseas social networks manage to avoid the banhammer.
Erik Crouch · · 5 min read
Medium is now blocked in China
Medium was miraculously accessible in China ever since it launched. But no more.
Steven Millward · · 2 min read
Why did WeChat succeed in China where other apps failed?
Good timing? China’s censorship? Blind luck? There are lots of things to weigh up.
Erik Crouch · · 6 min readPending Chinese law might turn the country’s internet into an intranet
The draft law is ambiguous, but it could potentially be used to cut China off from all websites hosted outside of the country.
Erik Crouch · · 3 min readGoogle scales the Great Firewall, falls off 105 minutes later
Google search was briefly accessible in mainland China late last night – until the censors caught on.
Erik Crouch · · 2 min readChina ranks dead last on global internet freedom survey
This has been an eventful year for internet freedom (or lack thereof) in China. The latest Freedom on the Net study from American NGO Freedom House was published today, showing
Erik Crouch · · 3 min readInspired by China, Thailand setting up its own Great Firewall
Thailand’s military junta seen moving closer to setting up a China-style Great Firewall – and it’s keen to make it legal for authorities to block sites.
Steven Millward · · 3 min readWhat would Google have to do to return to China?
A rumor recently surfaced on Chinese media that Google plans to re-enter the Chinese market by creating a localized version of its app store, Google Play. Despite the fact that
Paul Bischoff · · 2 min read