Enjoy Twitter While it lasts... – China News

www.danwei.org — Michael Anti (安替), is a well-known Chinese blogger who used to work for the New York Times as a researcher and made headlines when his Windows Live blog was deleted by Microsoft for its content, he warns that twitter might have the same blocking as does youtube.com..

full story »

Login or register to post comments
690 reads

Submitted by lucyray

2 years 36 weeks ago Made popular 2 years 36 weeks ago

Tags:

3 Comments

Glussell 2 years 36 weeks ago

Looks like he's right on this one, Twitter just got blocked...thank you GFW!!!

lucyray 2 years 36 weeks ago

yes I heard :(

TianjinExpats 2 years 36 weeks ago

Well, that was quick.

Who Hao/Bu Hao'd It?

Similar Stories on HHR

CCTV apologizes for fireworks that burned Beijing hotel - 2 years 52 weeks ago

Investigators have placed the blame on China Central Television, whose employees defied the police by staging their illegal pyrotechnics too close to the unfinished complex. In a statement posted on its Web site, the network apologized for the damage the fire caused, saying it was deeply grieved "for the severe damage the fire caused to the country's property".

With Olympics over, China re-blocks some Web sites - 3 years 7 weeks ago

With the glare of the Olympic spotlight gone, China has resumed blocking access to the Internet sites of some foreign media, reversing itself on earlier promises to expand press freedom as part of its bid to win the games, human rights groups and press advocates said Wednesday.

Ai Weiwei blasts Twitter's new censorship rules - 1 week 5 days ago

Social networking website Twitter, which is blocked in China, announced a new censorship system on Thursday to allow country-specific censorship of tweets that might violate local laws, a move prompting a flurry of criticism around the world. Chinese artist and human rights activist Ai Weiwei said he would quit Twitter if the company follows through with the new rules.

Ai Weiwei: In and out of jail - 25 weeks 6 days ago

AI WEIWEI, a prominent Chinese artist and critic of the government, has begun to probe the limits of the strict conditions that set by the authorities upon his release from custody seven weeks ago.

China Releases a Blogger, Ran Yunfei, With Conditions - 26 weeks 22 hours ago

One of China's more prolific bloggers, whose introspective musings on democracy, human rights and fatherhood earned him tens of thousands of followers but also charges of inciting subversion, was unexpectedly released after nearly six months in police custody, his wife said Wednesday.

Chengdu is so cool it has its own Facebook account - 27 weeks 1 day ago

In a bid to promote itself as a desirable tourist destination to travelers aroud the world, Chengdu says it has launched an online marketing campaign that utilizes foreign social-networking sites such as Twitter, Youtube, Facebook, and Flickr.

Ai Weiwei Banned From Twitter, Silenced After His Release - 32 weeks 5 days ago

There are concerns today that Chinese artist Ai Weiwei has been banned from Twitter by authorities, despite his recent release from prison...

Carefully chosen words for missing artist Ai Weiwei - 44 weeks 2 days ago

The Chinese artist Ai Weiwei remained missing since he was detained by police in Beijing on Sunday (Apr. 3) morning as he boarded a flight to Hong Kong. The Chinese authorities are now facing increasing pressure from the international community and netizens for news of his whereabouts.

Ai Weiwei detained in Beijing en route to Taiwan - 44 weeks 3 days ago

Chinese artist Ai Weiwei was detained by police in Beijing on Sunday (Apr. 3) as he boarded a flight to Hong Kong. Authorities also confiscated his computer and other items at his house. Ai was still not available to be contacted as of Monday morning.

In China, microblogging sites become free-speech platform - 45 weeks 3 days ago

BEIJING — In a country where most media are controlled by the state, information is heavily censored and free-flowing opinions are sharply constricted, Chinese have turned to a new platform to openly exchange unfettered news and views: microblogs, similar to Twitter.