On: Nigerian Internet use increasing

[jeb]

There are about 20 or 30 websites blocked in china. Not that many.

[albertzeyer → jeb]

A very extreme underestimation.

* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_censorship_in_the_Peop...

* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_notable_websites_blocke...

* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_words_censored_by_searc...

[jeb → albertzeyer]

About 30 notable websites are blocked, counting from the list you posted.

[ErrantX → jeb]

Even if an accurate representation of the firewall (which it doesn't seem ot be) are you arguing this is acceptable?

[wcoenen → jeb]

The Golden Shield project employs thousands of people. They do a lot more blocking than "20 or 30 websites".

[axod → jeb]

websites aren't all equal. The top 20-30 websites in the world account for something like 90% of total internet usage.

[nir → jeb]

I sometimes work with developers in China, it's pretty common for me to send a link to some tech info on a blog etc and then have to copy and email the content instead, since the site is blocked for them. Even one site I created myself, which has <10 visitors/day and barely any content was blocked at some point.

[Ardit20 → jeb]

really? only 20 or 30?

Hmm, I think there are more than 20 or 30 western newspapers and they probably are if not blocked then heavily censored.