Peek-a-Blogspot: blocked again

Blogspot is gone again from here in Beijing and also according to Ullrich in Shanghai via Twitter. As the last time it went out, a traceroute stops on a Chinese ISP server.

Blogspot inaccessible at 1:30 a.m. on April 14, 2008. (My IP hidden.)

(Credit: Sinobyte)

This image is from last time, but I'm seeing similar readings, with the blocking server this time as 219.158.5.118.

Formerly a journalist and consultant in Beijing, Graham Webster is a graduate student studying East Asia at Harvard University. At Sinobyte, he follows the effects of technology on Chinese politics, the environment, and global affairs. He is a member of the CNET Blog Network, and is not an employee of CNET. Disclosure.

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