China is well known for blocking and censoring anything that the government doesn’t like or thinks will harm the population. China sensors so much content on the web that it has come to be known as the Great Firewall of china. According to reports, China is now censoring access to other things like the Gmail app and the Android Market for Android devices.
Gmail is commonly a target of attack by hackers suspected of living in China. MocoNews reports that right now the Gmail app is blocked in China along with access to the market alone. Apparently, the block has been going on for 36 hours now at mobile and broadband providers around the country.
The Gmail app isn’t working, but Chinese users are reportedly still able to access the Google Gmail accounts online. So far, there has been no official statement on why the blocks are in place. It’s not clear at this point if the blockage is an accident or if it was put in place on purpose.
It sucks to be chinese.. No offense meant Jackie Chan/Yao Ming lol. Just hate the idea of censoring such things. http://www.techsterr.com
I’m chinese, so many google service blocked in china…. I have to use vpn to get my Nexus S woking now…fuck communist!!!
Hi, Also in china, whats the best cheap vpn? Tx markud
Sorry i’m not sure, i use a vps for both ssh tunnel & pptp vpn . ~$10/M
Even a spellchecker can’t help SHANE MCGLAUN who writes……”China sensors so much” !
America, Europe, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand believe in freedom, China does not. Even porn is not allowed in China. Long live porn, beer, and rock n roll in the free West! We know how to party, and we know how to be free!
Um, please don’t be so ignorant. Just because it’s banned doesn’t those things don’t exist in China. We have alot more freedom in China than you would know. You think we don’t know how to party?
I’ll give you an example: anyone, even 3 year olds, can buy beer/alcohol in China. We have a 5000 year history of drinking and making rice wine/whiskey/etc lol. U.S. history is, what? 300 years old?
Not trying to be disrespectful but please don’t think it’s all that bad unless you take 2 sides of view. Don’t believe everything the media is feeding you. Thanks
Don’t alway putting the 5000-year history to cover your porn.
Doesn’t suck to be Chinese. It sucks to live in mainland China. Don’t know why they would block Android market. I understand if they censor stuff thats “disruptive” to the government, but obviously Android market isn’t. Doesn’t matter, we know how to find workarounds fast. They’ll probably find a way to access the market, the block isn’t too hard to bypass TBH.
The contacts and calendar app also are blocked. They refuse to sync. G+ and Gtalk still work though…
I just changed ROMs and couldn’t get my account to load until I changed it from to
now all my services including Market seem to be working
Hi Could you tell me how changed ROMs? I have an Asus eeepad transformer i bought here in China, but i can’t access the google play/ market here.
Tired Americans? Capitalism and taxes got you down? Head on over to China and enjoy a nice big dish of censorship.
I am not pro-American, but I can say that it’s ridiculous and frustrating not to be able to use your e-mail nowadays.