01 Jul 2007
GFW
Posted by: Squareface In: Language| Taking in; on; and to Shanghai (or China in general)
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.
