The Great Firewall of China

As you probably know, it is the policy of the Chinese government to censor the Internet. Certain websites cannot be accessed within China — they are blocked because they contain content the Chinese government considers dangerous.

A creative new website calling itself The Great Firewall of China allows a peek at what the web looks like to the average Chinese citizen. Just enter any URL at the site and, through a series of server hops, it will tell you whether that site is open or closed in the People's Republic of China. As URLs are tested, a list of banned sites is being compiled by these free-speech champions.

At the moment of this writing, AnotherThink.com is not blocked.

Thanks to GetReligion for the link to this very important service.