Nooo! Pinterest the Latest Site to be Blocked in China

By That's, March 15, 2017

Say goodbye to pinning recipes and wedding dresses, as Pinterest has been added to the list of websites blocked by The Great Firewall of China.

Accessing Pinterest on Google Chrome leads to this screen.

A quick check of the site on GreatFire.org reveals the block is relatively recent; the site appears to have been inaccessible since March 8.

It's unknown why Pinterest is on the blacklist, but it might have something to do with the ongoing Two Sessions — an annual period rather notorious for really slow Internet.

Pinterest joins Google, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Wikipedia, Snapchat and Tumblr (just to name a few) in Chinese censorship purgatory. There don't seem to be many Western sites left that can be accessed without a VPN.

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