Blocked seems to be accessing Instagram in China, in the wider context of the pro-democracy demonstrations in Hong Kong.
Also, as reported by the BBC, photos οι οποίες διαμοιράζονται στο Weibo (κινεζικό tool social networking equivalent of Twitter) appear to be "hidden" if accompanied by certain keywords.
According to his office with the BBC on Beijing, searches for phrases like "Occupy Central" and "Hong Kong students" appear to be blocked. As reported to the British network Instagram, the company is aware of these reports and is investigating the whole situation.
According to Silvia Hatton, her correspondent with the BBC in Beijing, it is not uncommon for censorship in China to intensify during politically "sensitive" events; however, "Instagram's blocking decision ... is pushing Hong Kong demonstration communications one step further, revealing fears of Beijing that some in the Chinese mainland may be inspired by the activists in Hong Kong. "
Όπως επισημαίνεται σε σχετικό δημοσίευμα του TheVerge, οι υπηρεσίες παρακολούθησης διαδικτυακής δραστηριότητας blockedinchina.net και greatfire.org υποδεικνύουν και οι two ότι στην ενδοχώρα δεν είναι δυνατή η πρόσβαση στο Instagram- ωστόσο σημειώνεται πως αυτό δεν σημαίνει απαραίτητα ότι το Χονγκ Κονγκ έχει αποκοπεί, καθώς παρατηρήθηκε ότι παρευρισκόμενοι συνέχιζαν να ανεβάζουν εικόνες από τις διαδηλώσεις.
According to a Reuters report, journalists of New York Times located in Hong Kong have confirmed that the popular service has been blocked in China.
Source: naftemporiki.gr
