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[–] BoxedFenders@hexbear.net 81 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

It can not be overstated how important the Great Firewall was to China's growth and stability today. Imagine how splintered and chaotic China would be if Facebook, Google and Twitter were free to infect their population with Western propaganda.

[–] Lurkmore@hexbear.net 43 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

Xi please extended the wall and let us in. Imagine if we were free from that too.

[–] Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz 28 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

HB is blocked btw. HB, .ml, and grad seem to be the only ones. Pifed.social blocks China.

[–] SockOlm@hexbear.net 20 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (3 children)

lemmygrad is not blocked, at least according to this site.

Hexbear is likely blocked because of some unaffiliated crypto currency scam a few years ago that had hex in the name.

no idea about ml, maybe because the TLD is from mali? lemmygrad also has a .ml TLD however so idk.

[–] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 24 points 3 weeks ago

Sorry, it's my fault, I sent Xi cringe

[–] Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz 18 points 3 weeks ago

Oh you're right about grad, it gives me a "connection timed out" page, then reloads it normally, weird.

[–] LadyCajAsca@hexbear.net 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

i tested more links there, apparently lemmy.ml is blocked, but dbzer0, feddit, .world, .zip, beehaw aren't..?

https://www.chinafirewalltest.com/?siteurl=hexbear.net

ah wait, what??

[–] invalidusernamelol@hexbear.net 1 points 2 weeks ago

Very good chance that Hexbear was just temporarily down lol

[–] TrustedFeline@hexbear.net 30 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

It can not be overstated how important the Great Firewall was to China's growth and stability today.

Is there an apology form for previous opposition to the great firewall? Or just their censorship in general.

[–] CupcakeOfSpice@hexbear.net 16 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Yeah. I used to be really anti-censorship, but now I'm more "no investigation, no right to speak." Which means I do a lot of not speaking 'cause I have much to learn still.

[–] GrouchyGrouse@hexbear.net 8 points 2 weeks ago

It’s right to be extremely skeptical of censorship but I think we’ve fully tested at this point whether there should be censorship of some kind. The answer being yes. Covid really put it to the test.

[–] red_giant@hexbear.net 25 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Oh you cannot even access instagram there please can I come in

[–] Le_Wokisme@hexbear.net 10 points 2 weeks ago

i don't have an account so i can't access insta either