Comments on: Breaking: China closing down all entertainment web sites and television programming to run only coverage of the 7.8 earthquake http://tech.blorge.com/Structure: /2008/05/18/breaking-china-closing-down-all-entertainment-web-sites-and-television-programming-to-run-only-coverage-of-the-78-earthquake/ Technology news Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:15:02 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Leslie Poston http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2008/05/18/breaking-china-closing-down-all-entertainment-web-sites-and-television-programming-to-run-only-coverage-of-the-78-earthquake/comment-page-1/#comment-91476 Leslie Poston Mon, 19 May 2008 14:26:50 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/?p=5288#comment-91476 and this one: http://thestandard.com/news/2008/05/18/update-china-mourning-limits-entertainment-web-sites and this one: http://thestandard.com/news/2008/05/18/update-china-mourning-limits-entertainment-web-sites

]]> By: Leslie Poston http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2008/05/18/breaking-china-closing-down-all-entertainment-web-sites-and-television-programming-to-run-only-coverage-of-the-78-earthquake/comment-page-1/#comment-91376 Leslie Poston Mon, 19 May 2008 03:45:34 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/?p=5288#comment-91376 Here are more sources of the story about the entertainment site blackout: http://news.imagethief.com/blogs/china/archive/2008/05/18/the-great-post-quake-entertainment-blackout.aspx http://chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-05/19/content_6693753.htm Here are more sources of the story about the entertainment site blackout:

http://news.imagethief.com/blogs/china/archive/2008/05/18/the-great-post-quake-entertainment-blackout.aspx

http://chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-05/19/content_6693753.htm

]]> By: Leslie Poston http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2008/05/18/breaking-china-closing-down-all-entertainment-web-sites-and-television-programming-to-run-only-coverage-of-the-78-earthquake/comment-page-1/#comment-91373 Leslie Poston Mon, 19 May 2008 03:36:18 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/?p=5288#comment-91373 Here is coverage on the three days of mourning from here in the States: http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-china19-2008may19,0,2589358.story I also received confirmation from one of the CN human rights reps that the internet and television shut down is VOLUNTARY and OPTIONAL as part of the the three day mourning period, some that was lost in translation earlier. :) Gaming sites will be off for three days, all others will only be required to carry a banner announcing the three day mourning period if they choose not to go dark. Here is coverage on the three days of mourning from here in the States:

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-china19-2008may19,0,2589358.story

I also received confirmation from one of the CN human rights reps that the internet and television shut down is VOLUNTARY and OPTIONAL as part of the the three day mourning period, some that was lost in translation earlier. :)

Gaming sites will be off for three days, all others will only be required to carry a banner announcing the three day mourning period if they choose not to go dark.

]]> By: Leslie Poston http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2008/05/18/breaking-china-closing-down-all-entertainment-web-sites-and-television-programming-to-run-only-coverage-of-the-78-earthquake/comment-page-1/#comment-91370 Leslie Poston Mon, 19 May 2008 03:19:17 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/?p=5288#comment-91370 I have put out feelers for the English version of the Chinese source story, as well as any other info. I'll keep you all posted when I hear back. I have put out feelers for the English version of the Chinese source story, as well as any other info. I’ll keep you all posted when I hear back.

]]> By: Alex Miller http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2008/05/18/breaking-china-closing-down-all-entertainment-web-sites-and-television-programming-to-run-only-coverage-of-the-78-earthquake/comment-page-1/#comment-91346 Alex Miller Mon, 19 May 2008 01:29:20 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/?p=5288#comment-91346 Well, another great reason not to beleive everything that gets twittered. "great read" except, not entirely factual. I am in china. Chinese entertainment websites are still up. Chinese tv is still boring. Well, another great reason not to beleive everything that gets twittered. “great read” except, not entirely factual. I am in china. Chinese entertainment websites are still up. Chinese tv is still boring.

]]> By: Wukong http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2008/05/18/breaking-china-closing-down-all-entertainment-web-sites-and-television-programming-to-run-only-coverage-of-the-78-earthquake/comment-page-1/#comment-91345 Wukong Mon, 19 May 2008 01:25:57 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/?p=5288#comment-91345 Myspace.cn is still up and running. There may be no coverage because it's a bogus story. Myspace.cn is still up and running.
There may be no coverage because it’s a bogus story.

]]> By: dfgdfgdfgf http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2008/05/18/breaking-china-closing-down-all-entertainment-web-sites-and-television-programming-to-run-only-coverage-of-the-78-earthquake/comment-page-1/#comment-91337 dfgdfgdfgf Mon, 19 May 2008 00:44:29 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/?p=5288#comment-91337 Great read. http://www.anontalk.com/ Great read.

http://www.anontalk.com/

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