Flickr Photos Blocked in China
This photo, which I snapped at Beijing’s "Gate of Heavenly Peace" just as a soldier told me not to, clearly represents how the Chinese government is grasping to maintain its stranglehold on the Chinese people in this increasingly democratic and communal world.
For example, the "Great Firewall" is now blocking people in China from viewing Flickr images, presumably because of user-uploaded photos of the 1989 T-square incident. As a result, I probably won’t be uploading new photos for a while.
June 13th, 2007 at 6:44 pm EST
thats a very good picture. it even blocks the guy’s face so he won’t get in trouble for not taking your camera.
June 14th, 2007 at 12:36 am EST
It’s a real bummer… I’m hoping this is one of those ‘temporary’ bans that fades away after a week or two (like CNN) and not a permanent one (like Wikipedia or BBC).
June 14th, 2007 at 12:30 pm EST
By the way, this add-on for Firefox gets around the ban if you happen to use that browser. It’s pretty quick and seamless.
And I thought that I had an excuse not to work on my photos for the next month. Maybe I’ll just ignore the add-on and keep using Safari …
June 14th, 2007 at 11:29 pm EST
AND TO THINK I STOOD ON THIS VERY SPOT IN CHINA WHEN YOU SHOT THIS PHOTO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!MOM
June 15th, 2007 at 7:35 pm EST
Oh~:sad: