# Straightdope in China?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straightdope-in-china/241147>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 21, 2004, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straightdope-in-china/241147 "2004-04-21T02:22:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![Hemlock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Hemlock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hemlock)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2004, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straightdope-in-china/241147/21 "2004-04-25T12:57:55Z")

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I think the ease with which anyone can create web pages using Geocities worries the PRC govt. They don’t like the idea of just anyone starting up a site, or reading other amateurs’ efforts. And as a centralized system, it’s easy to block. Blogging systems like Typepad amd Blogspot have been blocked as well.

Some data on this [here](http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/filtering/china/block-kw-detail.html)

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