Chinese Blocked From Using iTunes
Published on August 21, 2008 by alisse · 1 CommentMusic lovers in China have been banned from accessing and using Apple’s iTunes store because 46 Olympic athletes downloaded a Tibet protest album. The government is said to be behind the blocking of the site. Athletes from Beijing, North America and Europe used iTunes to download “Songs For Tibet” which was offered for free from the United States-based International Campaign for Tibet.
The album was produced by a band, The Art of Peace Foundation, and is about the rights of Tibetans. Artists on the album include Sting, Moby, Damien Rice plus others. It launched a few days before the opening ceremonies.
China is known for blocking “politically sensitive content” and Apple won’t explain but did acknowledge the block. Plenty of Chinese are offended by the album and are planning protests. What else could they possibly ban next?
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This is a lie, I just came back from Beijing yesterday after watching the matches. Everybody has no problem downloading anything from the net. If those morons want to promote their album, fine, do it the right way. Making false accusations like this only means their damn album is not selling!