Source: Matthew Finnegan, The Tech Eye.
The Chinese state appears to be clamping down on internet access against the backdrop of revolution across the Middle East and North Africa, with calls for an uprising downplayed by officials as the situation threatens to worsen.
Following demands for a Tunisian style ‘Jasmine Revolution’ on a number of Chinese websites, the government took immediate steps to censor any discussion online, thwarting attempts for a large protest in downtown Shanghai as activists were detained.