Facebook (China)
Date: 2009
Region: Asia
Subject: Social Facebook Internet
Medium: Internet Social Media
Artist: Facebook Confronting Bodies: The Central Government of the People's Republic of China Dates of Action: July 7, 2009- Present
Location: China Description of Artwork: The social networking website was launched in 2004 and is the biggest social networking website online. It has more than 800 million users and users use it to send messages, make groups, create events, upload pictures, make friends, and spread ideas. The website was created by Mark and several other Harvard students and originally intended for the use of Harvard students only. Users today are a variety of ages. The site's terms of service mandates 13 years old and older-however, based on ConsumersReports.org on May 2011, there are 7.5 million children under 13 years old with accounts. Many groups and events created on Facebook are used to transfer ideas, send information and messages, and organize protests.
The Incident: After the violent protests in Urumqi, the capital of China's Xinjiang province where deadly clashes between rioters and police lead to 140 dead and 800 wounded.
Results of Incident: Facebook in mainland China is continually blocked. It can be assessed from a small number of proxy sites. It can be access through Hong Kong too. Source: Washington Post: China Blocks Access To Twitter, Facebook After Riots [1]
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