Note: This post has been completely rewritten since it was published last night for clarity, accuracy and to remove unnecessary qualification and opinion. The original text has been archived here.
At around 10pm last night June 24, Internet users on Twitter.com and Fanfou.com in various parts of China reported that Google.com and related services such as Gmail were inaccessible, although Google.cn continued to work.
About an hour later, Google.com and related services were working properly on a domestic CNC connection in Beijing. But reports in the comments of this Danwei post and on Fanfou, Twitter etc. indicate that some Internet service providers are still blocking Google.com.
This attack on Google by China’s Net Nanny is the latest despicable trick in an ongoing war between the international search giant and various state media; see links below.
这种卑鄙的伎俩，阻挡不了谷哥和网民的友谊。
- Earlier on Danwei: State media blames Google for porn
- Danwei: Google says “Gao Ye” is a sensitive word in any form
- Keso (in Chinese): An even blacker day
- Black and White Cat: Google’s G-spot and Baidu’s B
- Financial Times: China blocks Google website