Some Websites Unblocked For Olympics, But Not All
02/08/2008 08:25
BEIJING - Olympic organizers unblocked some Internet sites at the main press centre and media venues Friday while others remained off limits for journalists covering the Beijing games.
The move falls short of the "free and unfettered access" the organizers and Chinese officials had promised for months. However, it was an improvement from earlier in the week when sites for the likes of Amnesty International or Tiananmen Square could not be opened.
Senior International Olympic Committee officials met late into the night Thursday with their Chinese counterparts and said they reached an agreement to unblock sites, although the IOC statement said the details were still being formulated.
"We trust them to keep their promise," the International Olympic Committee said.
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SWIVEL HIPS SAYS:
As I have said before many times, folks, just one more reason not to care about the Beijing Olympics.