China Blocks Twitter Ahead of Tiananmen Anniversary

Flickr, Hotmail, Bing get shut down
By Matt Cantor,  Newser Staff
Posted Jun 2, 2009 9:29 AM CDT
China Blocks Twitter Ahead of Tiananmen Anniversary
Protesters march to the government office in Hong Kong Sunday, May 31, 2009 to mark the 20th anniversary of the military crackdown on a pro-democracy student movement in Beijing.    (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

As Thursday's 20th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre approaches, China has blocked access to Twitter, Flickr, and Hotmail, among other sites, TechCrunch reports. “The lead-up to any date like this is usually a time when the Firewall is tightened,” notes Mike Butcher, who was told by a contact in Beijing that “my only surprise in this matter is that it took ‘em so long."
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