China Unblocks Some Websites

from the who's-the-person-behind-the-switch dept

Near the end of last year, China went through this weird phase where they started temporarily unblocking news websites they had been blocking. So, sites that had been blocked for years were suddenly unblocked (reasons were not given) and then some (but not all) were reblocked again later, only to see another few unblocked a bit after that. It's as if China has some guy who has the job of coming in every morning, looking at a checklist (maybe it's online) of news websites and checking off which ones are blocked, and which ones are open. Now, they've apparently got a bit of spring fever and have suddenly unblocked a bunch of news sites again (and, again, without explaining why).

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  1.  

    help!

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    Amanda, Mar 17th, 2006 @ 9:01am

    I need to get on myspace to keep in touch with students about school work and upcoming projects. I was recently in a very bad accident and use this website from my bed since I can not go to school. Please unblock it for me.

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    Janet, Jun 8th, 2006 @ 4:38pm

    need to get on myspace to keep in touch with students about school work and upcoming projects. I was recently in a very bad accident and use this website from my bed since I can not go to school. Please unblock it for me.

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    bushy, Jun 21st, 2006 @ 4:35am

    plz plz plz get this site unbloked

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    bushy, Jun 21st, 2006 @ 4:36am

    plz plz plz get this site unbloked

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  5.  

    HELP!!

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    Yvette, Oct 4th, 2006 @ 2:33pm

    I work at a hospital and they have teh myspace website bockled. I need to get in their in order to get out information I posted on my profile!!!!
    Please help me unblock it.. Thanks

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  6.  

    pleese help

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    josh andrade, Nov 4th, 2006 @ 3:29pm

    hey i herd u could help me... i hope.. hey im josh and i need ur help.. i wanna now how to unblock habbo to keep in touch with my friends but my school blocked many websites including unblocking websites wiched helped me for a while.. please help..

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  7.  

    MYSPACE

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    shianna, Feb 1st, 2007 @ 8:01am

    could u please tell me how to unblock websites i dnt hve the internet at home and the only time i get on the internet is at schol but they hve blocked myspace and i really need to get on it bc i hve a lot of friends tht live out of state and i need to keep in touch with them!!! PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!

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  8.  

    yo bizz

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    HALEY, Feb 13th, 2007 @ 9:20am

    HERES A FEW THAT MITE HELP!!!! NOT GUARENTEED SO ITS ON U BUH BYE!!


    hidemyass.com
    anonymizer.com
    proxymouse.com
    proxify.co.uk
    yourfreeproxy.com
    zombiein vasion.info
    surfonym.com/cgi-bin/nph-proxy
    betaproxy.com
    proxy7.com
    demonproxy.com
    superroxy.be /browse.pl
    proxify.org
    fireprox.com
    myfreeproxy.com
    websiteguru.com/mrnewguy
    proxychoice.com
    s tupidcensorship.com
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    iroxi.com
    vroxi.com
    zomble.com
    mashable.com
    www.yan.seabreezed/freeme.org
    websiteredirect.com

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  9.  

    how do I unblock myspace

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    Brittany, Feb 20th, 2007 @ 7:23am

    How can I unblock myspace?Can you send me some websites to unblock it please.

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  10.  

    myspace

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    mariah, Mar 19th, 2007 @ 2:45pm

    my school blocks myspace and i need to talk to other students to get the homework for my classes. my school also blocks most of the unblocking websites. can you please and try to send me some unblocking websites.

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  11.  

    Myspace and other Websites

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    Nisse, Mar 22nd, 2007 @ 8:15am

    Yes, my school has blocked many websites, but i'm mainly concerned about myspace because that's how I keep in contact wit a lot of my friends during the day about different subjects.
    Also, I can google 'websites for unblocking myspace' and different things like that, but the ones that come up, my school has blocked those. What should I do? How do i bypass that?

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  12.  

    Can you please unblock myspace?

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    DeQuann, Mar 25th, 2007 @ 6:51am

    Please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  13.  

    Re: yo bizz

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    kandie, Apr 4th, 2007 @ 6:31am

    These do not work any more get new ones

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    kelly, Apr 5th, 2007 @ 7:57am

    how do u unblock myspace from the school my school has blocked everything

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  15.  

    how do u unblock it

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    shantel, Apr 13th, 2007 @ 12:07pm

    how u unblock myspace my school has block almost everything

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  16.  

    help!!

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    kristina, Apr 13th, 2007 @ 2:12pm

    hello im kristina and i need a website to unblock myspace and i would love if u can help me out and just email it so me thank you for all your help have a good day

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  17.  

    unblock esnips

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    terrell, Apr 25th, 2007 @ 6:34am

    pleeze pleeze can u unblock esnips for me cuz thats the only website i want 2 go on pleeze and thk u

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  18.  

    free myspace

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    james alderiger, May 9th, 2007 @ 7:59am

    you cum snithing sons of bitchs. let us look and bronws the internet you pussy eating sons of bitchs mothers.
    FUCK YOU!@!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  19.  
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    yayayaya, May 15th, 2007 @ 5:32pm

    all of those proxies are blocked.
    i cant have the word "proxie" or "myspace" in it.

    does anyone know any part fromt eh ones listed??

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  20.  

    unblock myspace

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    dip, May 25th, 2007 @ 3:10am

    Unblock myspace proxy CGIPROXY http://diproxy.com Unblock Myspace Now!!

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  21.  

    myspace unblocking

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    hillary, May 29th, 2007 @ 9:53am

    i kinda have hte same problem. i have homeowrk poasted on bulletins on myspace and in blogs. i need it unblocked. please help and unblock it!

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  22.  

    unblocker site

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    chayes, Jun 18th, 2007 @ 7:35pm

    Try http://proxy.bamozi.com to unblock myspace

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  23.  

    maths

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    danzaa, Jul 17th, 2007 @ 6:23pm

    plz w0rrkk :)

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    Mumu, Aug 2nd, 2007 @ 5:36am

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  25.  

    myspace.

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    marc, Aug 10th, 2007 @ 6:08am

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  26.  

    myspace.

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    dorothy, Aug 26th, 2007 @ 11:51am

    how do i unblock it? and do you really know how?

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  27.  
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    bob, Sep 19th, 2007 @ 4:57am

    help me!!
    i need to get onto bebo really bad!!!
    anyone gt any ideas??

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  28.  

    Hello,, this might help

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    The Real Proxy, Oct 10th, 2007 @ 2:26am

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    The Real Proxy
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    You can now browse the internet securely using TheRealProxy. You can unblock popular social networking sites such as MySpace, Bebo, Facebook, YouTube, Orkut, Friendster and many other sites.

    You can surf the internet anonymously or invisible. You can browse the web at school without being blocked by the school's filter or in your own house. You can browse the web at work and not be blocked by your work's filter.

    The Real Proxy
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  29.  

    PLEASE

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    Joshua, Nov 15th, 2007 @ 8:48am

    I need to talk to my girlfriend

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  30.  

    Re: free myspace

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    ernestine, Nov 19th, 2007 @ 1:49pm

    how old are you?
    you immature little freak who has nothing else better to do than talk shit on a fucking computer.moron. you make yourself look so dumb. try being yourself maybe you'll have friends to communicate with so your not being a wierdo on line:)bye!

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    Ernestine, Nov 19th, 2007 @ 1:55pm

    thanks guys if any of these web sites work and if they don't then school computers suck real bad. i don't really need it all that bad but i'm bored as hell at school. i don't feel like doing work right now so yeah.bye

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  32.  

    fuck you bitches

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    whiteGirl_speed802, Dec 18th, 2007 @ 10:40am

    this jessica gilmore AKA. the WHITEGIRL fuck all you teacher you can kisss my fat white ASS you stupid bitches if i could i would slap the fuck out of you and your mommy's miss G bitch you cant speak right. fuck the rest of you dick suckin pussy eatin BITCH ass hoes.

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  33.  

    Re: free myspace

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    tom, Jan 17th, 2008 @ 10:51am

    fuck u to

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  34.  

    =[[

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    amanda, Feb 4th, 2008 @ 11:41am

    how can i unblocked myspace?

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    Anonymous Coward, Feb 19th, 2008 @ 2:09pm

    people at cabrillo suck they wont let you go on myspace.com

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  36.  

    Re: help!

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    esaeclickk, Mar 27th, 2008 @ 2:45am

    you unlucky cunt's!!!!
    get my older on you init ..

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  37.  

    bitch

    you know wat you fucken dum bitch fucken un block myspace.com

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  38.  

    asl

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    felipe, Nov 28th, 2008 @ 12:22am

    kkk

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  39.  

    how to unblock

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    - iMEL;), Dec 1st, 2008 @ 11:02pm

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  40.  

    o.o

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    SORRY, about your face...., Dec 1st, 2008 @ 11:06pm

    can you please tell me how to unblock the following;
    www.habbo.com.au
    www.bebo.com
    :)
    thank you,
    if you do.

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  41.  

    GAYY?!?!?!

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    Jasmin, Apr 14th, 2009 @ 10:41am

    wow does anyone kno any other sites to unblock shit, im bored as fuck at school, and i am not aloud to use the comp at mi house si while im here i get bored and want and need to talk to my brother and mi love

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  42.  

    GAYY?!?!?!

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    Jasmin, Apr 14th, 2009 @ 10:52am

    wow does anyone kno any other sites to unblock shit, im bored as fuck at school, and i am not aloud to use the comp at mi house si while im here i get bored and want and need to talk to my brother and mi love

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  43.  

    heya

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    kayley, Apr 27th, 2009 @ 1:14pm

    hey how are you well i am very pissed of with all theses school computers being blocked on my sovcila life the opnly thing i can get on is school work lol but hopefulkly you can help me and get this redstone childprotection shit of my computer so i can get face book back and myspace and msn and bebo back plz help me and give me something to unblock this redstone tocuh thing of my computer thanks as soon as you do can you reply to my messages xxxx

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  44.  

    wt up

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    clay, Mar 4th, 2010 @ 7:14am

    unblock myspace

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