Comments on: China Comes Down on Video Online

By: Alexis

Alexis — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 03:00:53 +0000

I really would hate to live in China for the aforementioned reason: they try to manipulate and control their citizens. Proud to be an American.

By: blacky

blacky — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 12:14:20 +0000

We have this problem, too. We hostet the site http://www.myglobalvideo.cn/ in Germany and users in China couldn’t take the video.
We moved the server to China and there are no issues with filter or any other restrictions.

By: GoWFB

GoWFB — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 17:55:32 +0000

This may not be as bad as it sounds. They are blocking video contents that contain national securities. So any other types of video would still be ok, i guess?

By: Zen

Zen — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 10:15:47 +0000

Yeah, like your government doesn’t control your media. Open up your eyes, people!

By: Alan Johnson

Alan Johnson — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 19:12:37 +0000

It’s all about risk vs. reward and, with a market with potential such as this one, a lot of companies are willing to take a chance

Alan Johnson

By: Wooden Pete

Wooden Pete — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 16:12:45 +0000

Doesn’t really surprise me at all, especially when you consider the chinese governments record on human rights and personal freedom. They are obviously intent on controlling the internet content chinese people can access. As for companies trying to do business in china, they will always bow to any demands made because the rewards are great.

By: Futon-Matt

Futon-Matt — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 13:58:50 +0000

This really is bad news for any company that’s thinking about investing anything in that market.

By: Alan Johnson

Alan Johnson — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 19:00:12 +0000

Indeed filtering websites, search results and now videos as well, you really don’t know what to expect next, definitely an unpredictable market to enter.

Alan Johnson

By: Nicole

Nicole — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 13:05:21 +0000

The most populated country in the world is taking away power from the hands of the people. A real pity.

By: Alan Johnson

Alan Johnson — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 19:55:16 +0000

It’s really too bad that decisions such as this one make entering the chinese market (one with great potential) a pretty risky venture for most companies, since you never know when you can find yourself in a similar situation.

Alan Johnson

By: Oliver Taco

Oliver Taco — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 18:24:23 +0000

“the AP says that the real question is whether YouTube has any servers located in China” – uh, no, that is not the real question.

And Yahoo and Google have already answered the question – they will cave to the craven Communists in a Silicon Valley microsecond.

Why? Because they want google.com NOT to be blocked at the great Chinese firewall. Plus they own stakes in Chinese internet (bubble 2.0) companies.

So the ChiCom gubbmit has plenty-o-leverage on Google and the others.

-OT