ABC's World Newser Blog Blocked in China

Why is this news? If you want to cover a decent story about internet censorship then how about reporting on Saudi Arabia?

Our "ally" has one of the most restrictive internet policies in the world. Or how about Cuba? Cuba has no access outside the country. They only have "intranet".

What about Iran? While they do have to continue the internet, lest they suffer economically, they do censor and block sites. Ask Iranians if they can get into their Facebook or Twitter accounts?

Please,.....next time, do a REAL story about REAL censorship. Your job is to inform the reader.

littleleers -----------> Must ABC keep every soul reader satisfied. There was basically no need to attack this article because you think better news are out there to report on. Frankly, I was informed by reading this article which "will" help me decide where to study abroad. So, please to do not abuse your freedom of speech because your argument shows how opinionated you are.

Am glad to hear they're blocking ABC's blogs. I'd be embarrassed to have the Chinese read the idiotic rants placed up here by those right of center.

ABCNews is crying about censorship? Reader comments disappear on a regular basis (anti-Obama comments in particular) and now I'm supposed to care that China's blocking ABCNews? Pfft!

Bravo Ed! I've not had a comment that I have made about Big O censored, but I have been at the receiving in of some censoring that would border on being idiotic on the part of the censors. Good post.

Thank you China! ABC news is all about being politically correct.
I can't tell you how many of my posts have not made it because I might, just might, hurt somebody's feelings.
If they can't take the truth then they
shouldn't read the posts.

Given that we (U.S.) are selective with our media content irrespective of which side of the political fence one is on and considering that we are selective in our depiction of other areas in the world, I say good for the Chinese for having two big ones. I am of Nigerian heritage and routinely pained by the depiction of Africa in the media. But what can I do? Resort to whiny comments on blogs. I say again, good for China till we engage other people's opinions regardless of our perspective!

So many take for granted free press, even if the perception of the press is marginal or worse, so many countries keep their peace by not letting people know how trynical they are.

We as Americans assume we will always have it, but might have to fight for it again not unlike how the NRA has to constantly fight for rights to own guns.

With the media reshaping as we speak, with corporations taking ownership, metro newspapers in trouble, most local newspapers folding, the news that we enjoy might one day be controlled to some extent, even by foreign interest who are in a position to start buying our news agencies.

The Chinese are primitive. When we want to shut down a media outlet in Iraq for example, we just drop a bomb to it. Simple and permanent.

Well if ABC was censored, surely CBS was knocked offline as well? If not, they should be.

Some ABC blogs are blocked by ABC!

This post is a test. My last two posts seem to have disappeared in spite of the fact this web site says they have been posted.

Hey, Jack and George -- maybe a PhD in computer science would be useful! Fall semester starts soon -- will the two of you be joining me in class?

Also, while you're checking out the cause of this downtime -- could you manage to obtain a tape of the Opening Ceremonies of last summer's Olympics? Stills aren't all that inspiring and I'd like to see what I missed. That, I would call --- censorship of what was, in my mind, supposed to be a peaceful event in lieu of war games.

ABC News blogs are off in China, whoopie. In the US the ABC News Site looks more like and advertizement for their TV shows and the drones that star in them. And the news is no longer read this or that its now "Watch the Video". This site is becomming more like a tabloid that a news outlet. Either they think most people are idiots or they think all people are idiots. For that I visit this site much less often, let the idiots embellish on its high culture articles.

Well if it were I I’d initiate a conference to Steve Wadsworth,
 President, Disney Interactive Media Group,
Ronald L. Iden
Senior Vice President, Global Security and Andy Bird
Chairman, Walt Disney International and ask them see if the problem of the ABC World News division has the same root cause as their sister division is having at -- the Disney-China web site. I tested it. That’s not working either! This leads us to the question, is the root cause of the communication’s glitch on our continent or on their continent or is it somewhere in the middle? That is, is this a software problem or is it a hardware problem or is it a wireless transmission problem?

So what happen to the guy commenting on here claiming that he was blogging from China and could access ABC World newswer from there? I don't know who to believe now. ABC, did you delete the comment posted by that kind gentlemen from China.

3:41 P.M. Well if it were concerned about my work being posted on time, I'd initiate a conference call to Steve Wadsworth,
 President, Disney Interactive Media Group, Ronald L. Iden
Senior Vice President, Global Security and Andy Bird
Chairman, Walt Disney International and ask them see if the problem of the ABC World News division has the same root cause your sister division is having at -- the Disney-China web site. I tested it. That’s not working either! This leads us to the question, is the root cause of the communications glitch on our continent or on their continent or is it somewhere in the middle? That is, is this a software problem or is it a hardware problem or is it a wireless transmission problem? Also, where along the transmission route do you and Huffington Post share technology? Are their any solar flares which are particularly disruptive right now That is a known root cause for some types of signal transmission problems. Disney-China is finally working is finally working as of 3:43 p.m. EDT.

Good that it is blocked. Who are your intended audiences anyway?

Thats funny all the conservatives in the US want to block ABC blogs too.