Big American brands are blocked by China on the Internet

Last week, US President Donald Trump signed a decree banning all US telecommunications carriers from using Huawei devices on the grounds that Chinese technology companies are concerns about the national security threat. bring. Huawei products can be used as a reconnaissance tool for the Chinese government.

This move by the US government will certainly greatly affect Huawei's reputation and production activities.

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However, the Chinese government has also blocked many reputable American corporations for many years. For licensing activities for websites and social networks that are accessed in the billion-dollar country, the Chinese government is very strict.

Under the hood, the big tech village men cannot enter China.

Facebook

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Facebook services banned in China include Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger. Since July 2009, Facebook has been blocked in this billion-dollar country. In September 2014, Instagram also suffered the same fate with the company. By September 2017, WhatsApp has not escaped the same enlightenment.

Google

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Google services including YouTube, Gmail, Google Play, Google Maps, Google Drive, Hangouts, Blogger are all banned in China.

Since March 2009: YouTube has been blocked completely in China, after three previous suspensions.

2010: Google.cn - a search engine for the Chinese market was killed.

Maps and Gmail - Google's suite of apps was twice as abrupt in November 2012 and December 2014.

Twitter

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Twitter's Periscope service was blocked in China in June 2009. However, there are still about 10 million Chinese users joining this platform via virtual IP from another country.

Snapchat

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While Snapchat messaging application is blocked in China, its smart Spectacles sunglasses are still produced here.

Reddit

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Surprisingly, this well-known but not-so-infamous forum is allowed to operate in China for a long time. It was not until August 8 2018 that it was banned.

Tumblr

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In China, the politics or depraved content on Tumblr are screened. However, this application is still banned by China in May 5/2016.

Pinterest

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Website sharing this social network image is blocked in China in March 2017.

Twitch

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This live stream platform was blocked in September 2018, after the number of people downloading the app in China soared to track e-sports matches at the 2018 Asian Games.

Discord

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Voice and text chat system, allowing users to communicate with others who are playing the same game blocked in China in mid-2018.

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Dropbox

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This free online file hosting service is banned in May 2010.

Quora

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The world's largest question and answer page cannot reach Chinese people since August 2018.

Wikipedia

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From May 2019, Wikipedia (all languages) is completely blocked in China. Earlier in 2015, the Chinese online encyclopedia was blocked here.

SoundCloud

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Chinese people cannot use this music sharing service since May 5/2015.