China Blocking iTunes Store
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"Internet users in China have been complaining this week that they cannot access Apple’s iTunes Store. The start of the problems coincided with an announcement from an activist group which said that around 40 Olympic athletes had downloaded a pro-Tibet benefit album that was also carried on iTunes.The IDG News Service reported Friday that the Amazon.com page for the “Songs for Tibet” album, which includes 20 songs from artists like Sting, Dave Matthews and Moby, could not be reached within China. Michael Wohl, executive director of the Art of Peace Foundation, which produced the album, cited comments on YouTube which said a video promoting the album might also be inaccessible in China.
Mr. Wohl said that while he had no proof, it appeared that the Chinese government had blocked iTunes and the Amazon and YouTube links using the “Great Firewall of China,” as the government’s Internet control mechanisms are known. Expatriate iTunes users in China also concluded on Apple’s customer service forums that the government was blocking the site. "
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