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One of the world's longest man-made structures, the Great Wall of China stands as a global wonder and a testament to China's resourcefulness and wariness of outsiders. Now, a very different man-made structure is attempting to "protect" and curtail the citizens of that vast Asian country. According to the watchdog group behind this site, 30,000 civil workers labor on a firewall that monitors and blocks web sites deemed "undesireable" by the Chinese government. Now, you can now probe that firewall's strength and consistency. Visit the test page and see how sites like YouTube, MetaFilter, Google, The Onion, CNN.com, NYTimes.com, and Yahoo! fare at the hands of the censors. Though the fate of Tibet.com saddened us, it didn't surprise us. But the number of times Wikipedia has been able to pass through the firewall's gates gave us a shock. The count so far? Never.

Jan 01, 2008
Good-Bye From Yahoo! Picks - Good-bye!

Dec 31, 2007
Long Awkward Pose - smile for the camera. Keep smiling.

Dec 28, 2007
Starship Dimensions - space invaders.

Dec 27, 2007
Kiddie Records Weekly - the gang's all here.

Dec 26, 2007
Japander.com - money changes everything.

Dec 25, 2007
Scared of Santa - who is that bearded man?

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