Comments on: Selective Blocking of the SCMP? http://shanghaiscrap.com/?p=631 Observations on Asia and the world by Adam Minter, an American writer in Shanghai. Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:58:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: ambrose http://shanghaiscrap.com/?p=631&cpage=1#comment-30104 ambrose Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:44:30 +0000 http://shanghaiscrap.com/?p=631#comment-30104 When the SCMP is blocked, either in whole or in part, it really gets me so much more than when a site like CNN is blocked. I mean, I PAY for my SCMP access. I think it would be ridiculous, too, to believe that the keepers of the Firewall are unaware of any and all the ways people use to get around the blocks. I have one foreign friend here in Shenzhen that whispers the web address for her favorite anonymizer when someone asks her what she uses. When the SCMP is blocked, either in whole or in part, it really gets me so much more than when a site like CNN is blocked. I mean, I PAY for my SCMP access.
I think it would be ridiculous, too, to believe that the keepers of the Firewall are unaware of any and all the ways people use to get around the blocks. I have one foreign friend here in Shenzhen that whispers the web address for her favorite anonymizer when someone asks her what she uses.

]]> By: Adam http://shanghaiscrap.com/?p=631&cpage=1#comment-30098 Adam Fri, 28 Mar 2008 04:10:04 +0000 http://shanghaiscrap.com/?p=631#comment-30098 Maxiewawa - That's a fair question. My basic answer is that I am not the first to publish this information. The Fallows article that I reference in the post gives far more detailed information, and other blogs have been more detailed than his. So, I'm not sure that I'm doing any additional damage by putting it out there. I guess we'll see. Maxiewawa -

That’s a fair question. My basic answer is that I am not the first to publish this information. The Fallows article that I reference in the post gives far more detailed information, and other blogs have been more detailed than his. So, I’m not sure that I’m doing any additional damage by putting it out there. I guess we’ll see.

]]> By: maxiewawa http://shanghaiscrap.com/?p=631&cpage=1#comment-30096 maxiewawa Fri, 28 Mar 2008 01:46:31 +0000 http://shanghaiscrap.com/?p=631#comment-30096 Is it really such a good idea to publish how easy it is to access blocked content? On the other hand, had I not been able to read about VPNs on someone's blog, I wouldn't have known how it was done! I just dread the day that someone works out how to block even our VPNs! Is it really such a good idea to publish how easy it is to access blocked content?

On the other hand, had I not been able to read about VPNs on someone’s blog, I wouldn’t have known how it was done!

I just dread the day that someone works out how to block even our VPNs!

]]> By: larry http://shanghaiscrap.com/?p=631&cpage=1#comment-30089 larry Thu, 27 Mar 2008 17:50:43 +0000 http://shanghaiscrap.com/?p=631#comment-30089 We must blame the US for these blocking. If the US scientists didn't invent "content filtering" in their network equipment, China would not be able to do this kind of blocking at all without making networking impossible in China. It is all US's fault. We must blame the US for these blocking. If the US scientists didn’t invent “content filtering” in their network equipment, China would not be able to do this kind of blocking at all without making networking impossible in China. It is all US’s fault.

]]> By: Adam http://shanghaiscrap.com/?p=631&cpage=1#comment-30074 Adam Thu, 27 Mar 2008 03:22:34 +0000 http://shanghaiscrap.com/?p=631#comment-30074 Thanks, Jeremy. The idea of blocking out part of a page is new to me - I'm used to losing entire pages, of course - so I guess that's what threw me here. Thanks, Jeremy. The idea of blocking out part of a page is new to me – I’m used to losing entire pages, of course – so I guess that’s what threw me here.

]]> By: Jeremy Goldkorn http://shanghaiscrap.com/?p=631&cpage=1#comment-30073 Jeremy Goldkorn Thu, 27 Mar 2008 02:46:59 +0000 http://shanghaiscrap.com/?p=631#comment-30073 I think it is filtering of keywords, rather than blocking. A concentration of keywords on one page sets off a filtering mechanism. It has been going on for a long time, but it seems to be more intense now for Tîbet related key words. I think it is filtering of keywords, rather than blocking. A concentration of keywords on one page sets off a filtering mechanism. It has been going on for a long time, but it seems to be more intense now for Tîbet related key words.

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