‘Anonymous’: We Hack The Chinese Government Sites! (Video)

Herman Lai, Apr 5, 2012 3:57 PM, 1,652 views, Got something to say ?,

Hundreds of Chinese government websites were hacked by the international hacking group Anonymous, details like phone numbers and email address were leaked and being published on ‘Anonymous China‘ Twitter account in the late March. The Chinese official has denied their sites were hacked, but apparently the hacking group is more believable.This massive hacks seem to be a new push into China, the group also invited hackers from all over the world to join their force, to fight for justice!

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Chinese Authorities Penalize the Social Network in China

Star Chang, Mar 31, 2012 7:07 PM, 826 views, Got something to say ?,

Leading Chinese microblogging platforms Sina Weibo and Tencent Weibo have temporarily stopped users from posting comments. The two companies announced today that they have temporarily suspended comment function in order to clean up rumors, while authorities have arrested six people for spreading rumors of a military incident in Beijing, following the sacking of the Chongqing’s mayer. 16 other websites have also been shut down, showing the government’s determination to control discussion about the recent political disturbance …

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YouTube Unblocked in China ! (Partially …)

Star Chang, Mar 29, 2012 10:09 AM, 2,683 views, 4 Comments »,

YouTube, the most popular video-sharing web site is now accessible in China. Several sources from SINA Weibo, the nation most influential micro-blogging service, has reported that YouTube is partially accessible without using any VPN service. Chinese internet user can access and search any video from YouTube, including politically sensitive content. But not every video can be played successfully. Could it mean that Google itself–not Google China–is cooperating with Chinese authorities ?

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Cisco CEO Meets Chinese State Councilor in Beijing, More GFW ?

Star Chang, Mar 28, 2012 9:18 AM, 363 views, Got something to say ?,

John Chambers, chairman and chief executive officer of Cisco Systems Inc, has met some Chinese officer yesterday in Beijing. Looks like all the famous tech CEOs are gathering in China right now. First we have Tim Cook from Apple, later Mark Zuckerberg, Nokia CEO StephenElop all having some business to do in China within these few days …

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China Bans The Word “Ferrari” From Online Searches

Chris Chang, Mar 20, 2012 3:36 PM, 2,950 views, 2 Comments »,

Reports are coming in of a fatal crash in Beijing involving a Ferrari crashed into a bridge, killing the driver, and severely injuring two female passengers. Apparently the crash has led to widespread speculation over the identity of the driver when searches for the word “Ferrari” were suddenly blocked on Chinese social media sites. So why on Earth is the Chinese government censoring the word “Ferrari” from Internet search?

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Watch: Westerners Still Surprised with Internet Censorship in China

Star Chang, Mar 7, 2012 1:34 AM, 294 views, 2 Comments »,

US President Obama’s official Google+ page has been occupied by Chinese netizens, since Chinese netizens suddenly found that Google+ gets unblocked in China. The incident has made the Chinese feel excited because they seldom have the chance to connect with the world using international social network. The Taiwanese media has discovered just how little so many in the west really know about the heavily Internet Censorship regulated in the communist country. In the meantime, Google+ still can be access in China, waiting to be block again …

Obama Needs to Hire Chinese Translator for his Google+ Account

Maggie Hui, Feb 29, 2012 11:08 PM, 918 views, 1 Comment »,

US President Obama’s official Google+ page has been occupied by Chinese netizens. Since Chinese netizens suddenly found that Google+ gets unblocked in China last week, they starting to fill up the 500 comments limit under the latest few posts on Obama’s G+ wall. The Chinese netizens called this action as “Occupy Obama’s Google+” , in order to feel close to the world leader and express their demand on democracy …

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Microblogging will Influence on Chinese Politics

Star Chang, Feb 29, 2012 9:36 PM, 387 views, Got something to say ?,

Charles Chao, CEO of Chinese internet giant Sina, was invited to an economic forum held in Taiwan last week. Replying to questions about China’s controls of microblogs and internet freedom, he said that microblogging in China is afforded a greater degree of freedom of expression than any platform. He added that Chinese social network has changed the models of social management and political operation …

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Facebook Is Still Very Hungry to Enter China

Star Chang, Feb 3, 2012 6:30 PM, 727 views, Got something to say ?,

Facebook has announced plans for an initial public offering (IPO) and try to raise 5 billion dollars. The paperwork filed for the IPO provided a glimpse of the future plans of the Web giant launched by Mark Zuckerberg eight years ago. The filing mentions several times on the potential of China market and competition from Chinese language social media sites. Facebook has global ambitions and the company has been very keen to get into China for some time, yet it is still blocked inside China …

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Google Probably In Talks with Chinese Government About Map Censorship

Herman Lai, Feb 1, 2012 1:25 PM, 685 views, 3 Comments »,

At the start of this year, Back in November last year, China’s online mapping service providers were required to apply a new licence to continue operate their business in China. Until today, many locals online mapping service providers had already received the license from China’s industry regulator, while Google is still waiting for it.

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