Chinese users, blocked from the social networking site Google+ until the 20th of this month, have begun spamming President Obama's page. I strongly urge everyone check the site out, it is a surreal and baffling example of the power of the internet.
https://plus.google.com/110031535020051778989
The comments range in nature from political appeals to jokes about "occupying" the website. Some have questioned the Chinese government, and some have asked for the release of dissidents.
Internet usage is restricted in China, so these users are enjoying a platform from which they can say anything, serious or playful. One wonders why the firewall has been lifted from Google+. If intentional, it begs if there will be more access and ultimately more freedom in China.
By Bob Hartzer
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-17167770
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