Google unblocked again - was it a mistake or a test? https://en.greatfire.org/blog/2012/nov/google-unblocked-again-was-it-mistake-or-test
Adam - you can test Google Talk and any URL at https://en.greatfire.org On Sat, Nov 10, 2012 at 2:29 PM, Adam Fisk <[email protected]>wrote: > Thanks Martin. Do you know if Google Talk is still accessible ( > talk.google.com)? > > -Adam > > > On Friday, November 9, 2012, Martin Johnson wrote: > >> Today, Nov 9, 2012, http://www.google.com was blocked in China. It's the >> first time since we started tracking online censorship in China in February >> last year that this has happened. Here's what we know: >> >> - The subdomains www.google.com, mail.google.com, google-analytics.com, >> docs.google.com, drive.google.com, maps.google.com, play.google.comand >> perhaps many more are all currently DNS poisoned in China. Instead of >> the real IP addresses, any lookups from China to any of these domains >> result in the following IP: 59.24.3.173. That IP address is located in >> Korea and doesn't serve any website at all. >> - This means that none of these websites, including Google Search, >> currently work in China, unless you have a VPN or other cirumvention tool. >> - Using a DNS server outside of China doesn't help. A lookup of >> www.google.com to 8.8.8.8 is also distorted, by the Great Firewall. >> - So far you can still access other country versions of Google such >> as www.google.co.uk. >> >> You can see an overview of different Google sites here: >> https://en.greatfire.org/search/google-sites. You can choose any of them >> and test them in real time to stay updated. >> >> Affecting more users than ever >> >> Facebook, Twitter and YouTube were all blocked before they attracted more >> than a small number of users in China. We've argued before that the >> authorities didn't dare to fully block GMail since it has too many users >> already. Fully blocking Google goes much further. Google Search is only the >> second search engine in China (after Baidu) but with an online population >> of more than 500 million that still leaves it with many millions of daily >> users. According to Alexa, it's the Top 5 most used website in China. Never >> before have so many people been affected by a decision to block a website. >> If Google stays blocked, many more people in China will become aware of the >> extent of censorship. How will they react? Will there be protests? Check >> out reactions by Weibo users on FreeWeibo. >> >> Temporary or permanent? >> >> The Communist Party of China is currently holding its 18th Party Congress >> in which new leaders of the party and the country are formally chosen. The >> fact that Google is blocked now is surely no coincidence. The big question >> is whether it will be unblocked again once the congress is over. We will >> closely monitor developments. >> >> By the way.. Analytics >> >> The fact that http://www.google-analytics.com is blocked doesn't just >> mean that you can't access the web interface in China. It means that visits >> by Chinese users won't be tracked by Google anymore. Foreign websites using >> Google Analytics to track their visitors will currently track 0 users >> coming from China, whether or not their website itself is blocked. >> >> What to do? >> >> Many VPNs and other circumvention tools have been working poorly or not >> at all in the last few days. The free iPhone app OpenDoor is still working, >> though it has also suffered glitches recently. Another method of accessing >> Google Search is to use one of their other country versions such as >> www.google.co.uk or www.google.ca. These may also be blocked of course. >> >> You can also access Google directly using one of their IP addresses. >> These don't appear to be blocked (yet). Here are some: >> >> http://74.125.228.64 >> http://74.125.228.65 >> http://74.125.228.66 >> http://74.125.228.67 >> http://74.125.228.68 >> http://74.125.228.69 >> http://74.125.228.70 >> http://74.125.228.71 >> http://74.125.228.72 >> http://74.125.228.73 >> http://74.125.228.78 >> >> From: https://en.greatfire.org/blog/2012/nov/googlecom-blocked-china >> >> -- >> Best >> Martin Johnson >> --- >> https://FreeWeibo.com - Uncensored, Anonymous Sina Weibo Search. >> https://GreatFire.org - Monitoring Online Censorship In China. >> https://Unblock.cn.com - We Can Unblock Your Website In China. >> >> > -- > Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password at: > https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech > -- Best Martin Johnson --- https://FreeWeibo.com - Uncensored, Anonymous Sina Weibo Search. https://GreatFire.org - Monitoring Online Censorship In China. https://Unblock.cn.com - We Can Unblock Your Website In China.
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