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I was in China this year and found it surprising that it's as powerful as it is. Consequently, I also found out how powerful not having the entire internet is.

I was in China this year and found it surprising that it's as powerful as it is. Consequently, I also found out how powerful not having the entire internet is. The amount of information/sites I wasn't able to access due to it not being accessible at all; or "accessible" but never fully downloadable (i.e. javascript not able to download fully, other assets blocking actual content from being loaded) was staggering. Coupled with the official cable TV service, which is amusingly abbreviated CCTV[1], and other state-controlled media, it's an eye-opening thing to see (more blatant) information control in action. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Central_Television https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Central_Television

whooshee 9y ago
Because GFW (maybe accidentally) blocked quite a few CDNs, that influenced many other 'not-on-list' sites overseas to download their assets properly.
forapurpose 9y ago
> The amount of information/sites I wasn't able to access due to it not being accessible at all; or "accessible" but never fully downloadable (i.e. javascript not able to download fully, other assets blocking actual content from being loaded) was staggering. Can you read Chinese? I ask because if not, the experience of people who can might be very different. I'm completely against the censorship; I just wonder how effectively they implement it.
- danmaz74 9y ago
  Not OP, but I suppose that people only reading Chinese in China won't notice this much, because most (all?) of what they find is inside the Great Firewall and thus under control (direct or indirect) of the Chinese government. But that's exactly as intended.