Discussion » 04:01 10 September 2002

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Posted by Grim..., 09:01, 10th September 2002:
 
Just days after blocking access to Google (shown here in l33t haXor form - check it out), the Chinese government has blocked AltaVista. It blames the fact that you can search for 'unsuitable' material on such engines.
China also blocks access to overseas news sites (like the BBC website), which is perhaps understandable, but to ban search engines? What are your thoughts?

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Posted by reitsma, 23:38, 10th September 2002:
 
i heard that the reason they blocked google is because of its google-caching - that is, sites that have been blocked by the chinese gov are stil available in google's cache.
Posted by zxenor, 05:52, 11th September 2002:
 
that dern web caching...interfering with international relations...
Posted by Grim..., 08:40, 11th September 2002:
 
Yeah...
GOOGLE CACHED SITES CAUSE RIOTS IN CHINA!
Hehe =]