13 Responses to “Blocked in China?”

1. China Law Blog
   March 12th, 2007 at 3:40 pm

   China blocks all wordpress blogs. It does not block Typepad. That is why you are blocked. Host service trumps content.

2. Karla Redor
   March 12th, 2007 at 4:17 pm

   I was able to access other wordpress blogs in China before..

   How’s that?

3. kissfendi
   March 12th, 2007 at 7:50 pm

   Karla,
   Maybe because we are using Wordpress becuase they also blocekd wordpress?
   but I really don’t have any idea..Bem Bang is also using wordpress, or maybe Bem Bang was able to brive the greatwall soldiers.:(

   That is sad!

   I really have problem loading up your page..it takes sometime like 2 days and 7 weeks to load the page completely! Maybe pulling too much strings including your mother, father and brother strings! lol!

   Kiss
   Fendi

4. Karla Redor
   March 12th, 2007 at 8:14 pm

   Hi Kiss fendi

   but i was able to access some blogs using wordpress in china
   i removed the plugoo
   i think it’s the culprit hehe

5. Euri
   March 13th, 2007 at 11:45 am

   China blocks all wordpress blogs. It does not block Typepad. That is why you are blocked. Host service trumps content.

   Therefore, mine is also blocked.

6. Karla Redor
   March 13th, 2007 at 4:36 pm

   Euri, have you tried the link? try it

7. fruityoaty
   March 14th, 2007 at 3:30 am

   Actually, I think it’s awesome that you’re blocked in China! LOL. Think of the notoriety! Your tagline: 1 Billion Chinese Can’t Touch Me Because I’m A Bad, Bad Girl and You Know It!

   Because, me… I’d like to offend the entire government of China… All those censorship of freedom of speech policies suck. That entire Google China censorship thing smells like rotten fish.

   But as it is, I’m already offending lots and lots of people with my poor writing skills, grammar and lack of anything useful or interesting to say. Whoohoo!

   Eh, there are so many ways to access blocked sites (proxies, etc.). Many Chinese people, I’m sure, have figured out many ways of getting around things.

8. fruityoaty
   March 14th, 2007 at 3:45 am

   By the way, I just tried it… The first few tries, the test couldn’t be started.
   Message:
   Can’t start the test.
   Can’t open URL.
   This page does not exist or could not be tested due to technical reasons!

   Then of course, I realized I had WordPress Bad Behaviour plugin activated. (It will block HTTP requests like that.) So, I tried it a few times - it said, URL AVAILABLE, which means I’m not blocked by China.

   The test is not accurate if you have software / firewalls / plugins that prevent it from being started. (Hence, the site’s disclaimer about it’s functionality.) If you have Bad Behaviour plugin, deactivate FIRST before running the test.

   But damn, I’m kinda DISAPPOINTED. I wanted to be blocked. LOL.

   “1 Billion Chinese Can’t Touch Me Because I’m A Bad, Bad Girl and You Know It!”

9. Lutchi
   March 14th, 2007 at 9:16 am

   Hallo karla, blog hopping from Fend…you got a nice blog and i enjoyed reading about your blog is blobked in china…I never thought like that…I guess, I won’t go there I might go crazy if I can’t open my blog ‘hahhaha’. Anyway, drop me a visit when you have time. take care.

10. Jaypee
    March 14th, 2007 at 2:40 pm

    It says my URL is blocked. Will check it again later using a different machine and see if I get the same results.

11. Karla Redor
    March 14th, 2007 at 3:09 pm

    Hi Lutchi,
    yeah it sucks big time when you can’t blog for a week haha
    sure will do check out your blog

    hi Jaypee,
    I think I was able to access your blog when I was in China

    Hi fruityoaty
    hmmm, i like the personality reflected in the tagline you suggested
    hahaha

12. Carlo
    March 14th, 2007 at 8:27 pm

    My Blog is blocked in China as well? Why do they do that? Arrrghhh!

13. Karla Redor
    March 14th, 2007 at 10:06 pm

    Hmmm, because they don’t like latin sounding domains? hehe
    they thought it’s a secret code for attack china? :p

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