China cracks down on Internet - Shuts down Twitter

This is almost unbelievable but Chinese authorities have shut down blogs and even Twitter.

The reason for the crack down is an attempt to stem any and all online discussions geared towards politics prior to the Anniversary of Tiananmen Square last Thursday.

Any discussions regarding the Tiananmen Square incident have always been blocked. Any foreign reports on the protests also have been blocked.

Apparently some top notch writer's had even been placed under house arrest for months.

It really is amazing considering that China has the largest online population and yet they can still be this controlled.

'We understand the Chinese government is blocking access to Flickr and other international sites, though the government has not issued any explanation,' Ms Jason Khoury, spokesman for Yahoo, which owns Flickr. 'We believe a broad restriction without a legal basis is inconsistent with the right to freedom of expression.'

Officials from the popular site/online community Twitter have not responded as of yet.