This article gives an overview of the revolt in China caused by the fear the government has of social networking sites. This explains the closure of sites such as Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube.
There has been cause for further government infiltration, as a few "Twitter clone" social networking sites (Fanfou, Jiwai, and Digu) have caused civil unrest in China. The site Fanfou (which had over a million subscribers) was closed because of suspicions that rebels were using this networking site to spread awareness.
China closely scrutinizes these social networking "clones", but information still slips through the cracks of China's internet police force. This is evident when looking at a popular trend among the young people of China: translating articles written about China (by foreign journalists) and circulating the translations in mass emails or blog posts. This unrest and suspicion begs the question: will the people of China convert this "chat room" revolution to the streets?
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