Chinese censors block Obama's call to free the Internet

Tuesday 17th November, 03:37 AM JST

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bushlover at 10:22 AM JST - 17th November

I think China should keep it's citizens from using the internet to cyber attack others. Use a Great FireWall to keep them in instead of other sites out.
thomyorke at 11:06 AM JST - 17th November

numbskull, Id be interested to know what sites Japan has blocked you from seeing.
China`s government is epic fail for trying to control the thoughts of its citizens and I will fully support a free speech revolution when it happens.
Junnama at 11:12 AM JST - 17th November

China censors call to not censor...logically consistent.
knowitall at 11:27 AM JST - 17th November

Japan has blocked my access to sites several times with an official customs page!

Don't know what sites you can't access. I haven't had that issue having been here almost as long as the Internet has.

Maybe you are talking about sites outside Japan that block access from other countries. That is mainly entertainment content that the site in the individual country (mostly USA) blocks itself for licensing reasons. I would be really surprised if you could name sites the the Japanese government blocks access to. Waiting for your examples.
adaydream at 11:59 AM JST - 17th November

I read one article that said Obama was aware that it was basically closed circuit and had to negotiate on text before he got to speak. < :-)
numbskull at 02:27 PM JST - 17th November

thomyorke, if you are in Japan and do enough web searches some are bound to come up! I suggest researching things that are illegal here. But I can't tell you what was there because they blocked and I had never seen the sites before! This applies anywhere with such censorship. You don't know what they are blocking! You can't! You can only take their word for it. Scary stuff.
ashika1009 at 05:38 PM JST - 17th November

Chinese censors block Obama's call to free the Internet

Of course.
skipthesong at 05:39 PM JST - 17th November

“I recognize that different countries have different traditions. I can tell you that in the United States, the fact that we have free Internet — or unrestricted Internet access — is a source of strength, and I think should be encouraged.”" I hope he stands by that statement. I mean, I wouldn't want the/a government taking control of the internet.
knowitall at 07:31 PM JST - 17th November

You don't know what they are blocking! You can't! You can only take their word for it. Scary stuff.

So you are saying to take your word that the Japanese government is blocking website? You offer no proof of things you can't find. I can search for info on making drugs and bombs from Japan in English and Japanese. Those are illegal but aren't blocked. Do inform us of all those things you tried to find but were blocked!
ca1ic0cat at 09:53 PM JST - 17th November

I don't know what Obama thought he was really going to accomplish by making this kind of speech. He has no means to implement what he proposes. The Chinese government is going to be laughing at him as just another big talker. The guys in Beijing know a bit about pragmatism.

Or, to put it differently, old age and treachery will always triumph over youth and enthusiasm.
zhuxai at 12:47 AM JST - 18th November

I work at a major university in China and it is not my experience that the students know much about getting roung the censors. The vast majority don't even know what a proxy is let alone use one. Actually they don't care to widen their horizens and are content to chat (QQ) , play games and surf the Chinese sites like Baidu. Wikipedia is about as far as they go and that's a rarity.
numbskull at 01:31 PM JST - 18th November

So you are saying to take your word that the Japanese government is blocking website?

No. You are welcome to find out for yourself. I cannot know why some sites are blocked. But I suggest it may have to do more with pictures and video than text? It may have been porn they blocked but it was not always porn I was looking for. If you research a sex topic, porn is bound to come up. But if, instead of the site, I got a customs page in Japanese declaring the site blocked, I cannot know what or why it was blocked now can I!
thedeath at 01:38 PM JST - 18th November

numbskull, a simple copy paste can prove all your clam. or may be they block ip from japan rather than japan block the site. like this on http://georgewbush.com/ on one i know can enter that lovely site!
swordfish2502 at 11:26 AM JST - 19th November

I work at a major university in China and it is not my experience that the students know much about getting roung the censors. The vast majority don't even know what a proxy is let alone use one. Actually they don't care to widen their horizens and are content to chat (QQ) , play games and surf the Chinese sites like Baidu. Wikipedia is about as far as they go and that's a rarity.

I studyed at a major university in China, and it is common sense that one should set up a proxy before he complains some thing on Campus BBS.
swordfish2502 at 11:34 AM JST - 19th November

And what's wrong with surfing Chinese web sites, we can also have free discussion on Chinese sites just like JT. Ever heard of "Tianya" ?