Great Firewall

Beijing's internet barrier

The Great Firewall is China's system of internet censorship and surveillance, blocking access to foreign websites and filtering content the government deems politically sensitive.

The name plays on the Great Wall of China.

Sites like Google, Facebook, and Twitter are inaccessible without circumvention tools: I couldn't check my email behind the Great Firewall.

content filteringRestricting accessible information
state mediaGovernment-run news organizations
speech regulationLaws limiting permissible expression
censorshipOfficial content restriction
information controlManaging what others learn

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