GFW

1st July 2007 ?>

In China’s blogosphere, GFW (Great Firewall (of China)) has become a verb! Use it like you use “google”. For instance, blogspot, wordpress, technorati, wikipedia, the BBC, has been blocked by the GFW, and now Flickr has been GFW-ed too (read here).

Many foreigners have found their way around the net nanny’s game, and someone formulated a quick fix for viewing blogspot blogs. I use anonymouse.org, but it’s really quite a hassle.

The other day Yahoo was blocked for a few hours, so I suppose the net nannys have been block testing.

It’s frustrating, but it’s amusing too I guess. And a quantum leap for net buffs who devise ways for all to work around GFW.

One Response to “GFW”

  1. Chang Says:

    What’s the hassle with anonymouse?
    Have you ever tried the addons of anonymouse, they make the usage easier: http://anonymouse.org/addons/

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