China Bans Foursquare Over Excessive Tiananmen "Checkins"
China Bans Foursquare Over Excessive Tiananmen "Checkins"
Posted 06/04/2010 at 3:53pm
| by Pulkit Chandna
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Location-based social network Foursquare has run into the Great Firewall of China. The censors in China blocked access to the popular geosocial networking service after users began using it to commemorate the 21st anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre.
According to Chinese site Techblog86, the ban was triggered by a deluge of impassioned Foursquare users checking into the Square. And these virtual protestors began improvising with the ability to leave “tips” for fellow users. Also, the censors must have been worried about the contagious nature of Foursquare “checkins” that are often reported on Facebook and Twitter.
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June 05, 2010 at 4:39am
"What are they doing?"
"I think they are practicing kissing."
".... Should we practice?"
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