The People's Republic of China (PRC) censors both the publishing and viewing of online material. Many controversial events are censored from news coverage, preventing many Chinese citizens from knowing about the actions of their government, and severely restricting freedom of the press. China's censorship includes the complete blockage of various websites, apps, and video games, inspiring the policy's nickname, the Great Firewall of China (simplified Chinese: 防火长城; traditional Chinese: 防火長城; pinyin: Fánghuǒ Chángchéng), which blocks websites. Methods used to block websites and pages include DNS spoofing, blocking access to IP addresses, analyzing and filtering URLs, packet inspection, and resetting connections.
The People's Republic of China (PRC) censors both the publishing and viewing of online material Many controversial events are censored from news coverage preventing many Chinese citizens from knowing about the actions of their government and severely restricting freedom of the press China's censorship includes the complete blockage of various websites apps and video games inspiring the policy's nickname the Great Firewall of China (simplified Chinese 防火长城; traditional Chinese 防火長城; pinyin Fánghuǒ Chángchéng) which blocks websites Methods used to block websites and pages include DNS spoofing blocking access to IP addresses analyzing and filtering URLs packet inspection and resetting connections