Question: Which Asian country has recently blocked Wikipedia website in all languages?
(a) Myanmar
(b) Mongolia
(c) China
(d) Pakistan
Answer: (c)
Related facts:
- Chinese authorities have blocked Wikipedia in all the languages.
- Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and other social media sites have long been blocked in China.
- Tests run by GreatFire.org which tracks Internet censorship in China revealed that the site had not been accessible since 23rd April, 2019, in China.
- Wikipedia’s Chinese-language site was blocked in 2015 by China’s “Great Firewall” which prevents Internet users from accessing certain foreign website but the other language versions have largely remained accessible, although with some interruptions.
- Internet authorities in China face huge censorship and restrictions.
- This June will mark 30 years since the army used force to suppress the pro-democracy protests centred on Tiananmen Square.