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Carrefour Banned On Google China
May 2nd, 2008
During the Olympic torch relay in France, a wheelchair-bound Chinese participant was attacked by pro-Tibet protesters. To add insult to injury, France has granted honorary citizenship to the Dalai Lama, who is the head of the Tibetan Buddhists, who have been agitating against the Chinese Government. These events have apparently not gone down well with both, the Chinese public and government. Read the rest of this entry »
Twitter Banned In Dubai
April 22nd, 2008
Getting banned in the Middle East and China is fast becoming a sign of importance of a website. YouTube’s had it, the BBC has had it, and now up and coming social media site Twitter has had it happen to them. In the words of Ali G. “Respect”! Read the rest of this entry »
Pakistan Bans YouTube, Disrupts Service Worldwide
February 25th, 2008
Popular video-sharing site, YouTube, was officially blocked by all ISPs in Pakistan under direct orders from the government of the country, in order to prevent citizens from seeing footage from an anti-Islamic film by Dutch politician Geert Wilders. Accidental propagation of the block led to the YouTube site becoming inaccessible to most Internet users worldwide on Sunday. Read the rest of this entry »
Google and Wikipedia Off Limits For Brighton Uni Students
January 14th, 2008
In this day and age, it is astounding to read that a lecturer, Prof. Tara Brabazon, from the university of Brighton, has banned her students from using websites such as Google and Wikipedia to conduct their research. Read the rest of this entry »
Google Bans Lingerie Ads For “Sexual” Content
December 13th, 2007
For a company that likes to portray itself as a “fun” and “cool”, Google has been neither in recent times. In their latest display of prudishness the search giant has banned all the ads from lingerie retailer Pampered Passions’ latest campaign for their supposedly adult content. Read the rest of this entry »
