Google is the latest victim of the vast online censorship in China, according to reports on the country.
Since last week, regulators based in China have blocked several Google services, including Search, Gmail and other services , a report on the country. The country has not confirmed that it has blocked Google services, but most Chinese users found Google's services to be inaccessible since last week.
It is believed that the blockade is related to the 25th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre of 1989 week in which Chinese killed, injured and arrested mass numbers of unarmed demonstrators. Each year, the Chinese government censors the Web to try to limit the protests against the thwarted uprising. Many Internet services are currently blocked or censored, including social networks and other web communication tools.
Google has had a contentious relationship with China over the years. The company had already offered its search services in China. But after facing the government down over censorship, Google has decided to move its services to Hong Kong. The move effectively allowed the search company to operate outside the rules and regulations imposed by the Chinese government. While China showed this week, however, he still has the ability to block the flow of traffic from Hong Kong in the mainland.
One of Google services owned not affected in this latest bout of censorship is YouTube. The video site has been blocked in China for years, as well as Facebook and Twitter
Source :. CNET
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