Friday, February 25, 2011

China blocks access to the LinkedIn site

Latest news: China has stepped up its policing of the Internet in the country, temporarily blocking access to LinkedIn, the largest network of sites for professionals, as well as finding the name of the U.S. ambassador.
networking site ceased operation on Friday shortly after a single user to customize the forum to discuss the idea of Jasmine Revolution in China. quoted Jasmine name some of them are attached to a widespread anti-government protests that have swept through Tunisia, Egypt, Libya and other countries in the Middle week East.Last, Chinese authorities have mobilized tens of thousands of security forces in front of Internet protests calling for Jasmine Revolution. Human rights groups said that at least 80 prominent activists and dissidents have been detained or leave their homes before the demonstration. The protests drew several hundred people in more than a dozen cities.
American company LinkedIn says about one million of its 90 million users in China. The company said that blocking the site seems to be "part of a larger effort in China now, and the involvement of other, unnamed sites

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