Hair Analysis Panel Discussion Exploring The State Of The Science beijingsomewebsites,includingoneswithpornography,thatwerepreviouslyblockedbychinasinternetcensorswereaccessibleinsidethecountryfriday,thoughreasonsforthechangewereunclear.Butchinaonfridayblockedwebservicefoursquare,whichletsusersalertfriendstowheretheyarethroughtheircellphones.Thereasonwasnotknown,butmanyusershadbeen"checkingin"fromtiananmensquaretomarktheanniversaryofabloody1989governmentcrackdownonstudent-ledpro-democracyprotests.Discussionoftheeventstillistabooinchinaandthecommunistgovernmentishighlysensitivetoanycommemorationactivities.Beijingencouragesinternetuseforbusinessandeducationbuttriestoblockmaterialdeemedsubversiveorpornographicandoperatesanextensivesystemofwebmonitoringandcensorship.Thegovernmenthaslaunchedrepeatedcrackdownsagainstonlinepornography,callingitunhealthyandharmful.Butmanychineseandforeign-languagepornographysiteswereaccessiblefridayandreportssaidtheywereapparentlyunblockedearlierthisweek.Othernewlyunblockedsitesincludedvoiceofamerica,video-sharingsitevimeoandurlshorteningsitebit.Ly.Whilevideosharingsiteyoutuberemainedinaccessibleasisroutineinchina,apornographicknockoffyoupornbecameavailable.Chinasmessageboards,wheremanyofthecountrys400million-plusinternetuserstradeinformationandgossip,werenotablyquietaboutthenewlyunblockedsites.However,atleastonepostingonthetopiccouldnotbeopened,indicatingitwasdeletedbysiteadministratorsorgovernmentcensors.Wenyunchao,apopularbloggerwhowritesaboutsocialissuesandtheinternet,saidmostexperienceduserswhowanttowatchpornographyhavealwaysbeenabletoaccessitusingwidelyavailableproxyserversdesignedtoscalethe"greatfirewall.""Peoplewhowanttoseeporn,they"llalwaysfindawaytogettoit,"hesaid.Forexample,"xingqu,"whichwendescribedasamajorchinesepornographysite,hadbeenblockedformorethanfiveyearsbutvisitornumbershavenotincreaseddramaticallysinceitbecameavailableinrecentdays,hesaid.Itwasnotknownwhethertherewasachangeinpolicyorifthenewlyavailablesiteswererelatedtoatechnicalproblem.Callstomultipleofficesattheministryofindustryandinformationtechnologyrangunansweredfriday."Ithinkitstotallyjustaglitch.Thesethingshavehappenedoftenbefore.(Censors)screwupandsomesitewillsuddenlybecomeavailableforadayortwodaysandthenbebacktonormalagain.Theresneveranyrhymeorreasontoit,"saidkaiserkuo,abeijing-basedtechnologyanalyst."Itsalmostcertainlynotdeliberatepolicy."Thesitesbecameavailableamida"sweepoutpornographyandprostitution"campaigninbeijingwhichhasresultedintheclosureofseveralnightclubsandkaraokeparlors.Chinesesocietyhasbecomeincreasinglyopentowardsexinrecentyears,butitisstillrarelydiscussedopenly.Underscoringenduringtraditionalattitudes,acollegeprofessoraccusedoforganizingaswingers"clubwassentencedlastmonthto31/2yearsinprisononchargesofgrouplicentiousness.___associatedpressresearcherxiyuecontributedtothisreport. |22222222| !,Becomeafanonfacebook
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