Even as China is trying hard to contain the "Jasmine Revolution" that is spreading online, search giant Google has accused the Chinese government of disrupting its Gmail service in the country.
Issue related to 'Jasmine Revolution'
Google said it started getting complaints from the users "around the time" that calls for protesters to gather for a "Jasmine Revolution" appeared online last month. China has reportedly stepped up Internet censorship efforts following the 'Jasmine Revolution' campaign.
Google said that it was not having any technical problems with Google's main website or Gmail service in China.
“There is no issue on our side; we have checked extensively...This is a government blockage, carefully designed to look like the problem is with Gmail,” Google said in a statement.
According to users, problems have ranged from inconsistent access to the home page of Gmail to problems with sending e-mails when logged in to the service, said a media report.
On March 11, Google said in a blog post that it had “noticed some highly targeted and apparently politically motivated attacks against our users. We believe activists may have been a specific target.”
The attacks were targeting a vulnerability in Microsoft's Internet Explorer web browser, it added.
Targeting Gmail of human rights activists
This is not for the first time that Google is facing censorship issues in China. At one point it had even taken away its China service to Hong Kong. According to the search giant, the primary goal of the attacks was the Gmail accounts of Chinese human rights activists.
Issue related to 'Jasmine Revolution'
Google said it started getting complaints from the users "around the time" that calls for protesters to gather for a "Jasmine Revolution" appeared online last month. China has reportedly stepped up Internet censorship efforts following the 'Jasmine Revolution' campaign.
Google said that it was not having any technical problems with Google's main website or Gmail service in China.
“There is no issue on our side; we have checked extensively...This is a government blockage, carefully designed to look like the problem is with Gmail,” Google said in a statement.
According to users, problems have ranged from inconsistent access to the home page of Gmail to problems with sending e-mails when logged in to the service, said a media report.
On March 11, Google said in a blog post that it had “noticed some highly targeted and apparently politically motivated attacks against our users. We believe activists may have been a specific target.”
The attacks were targeting a vulnerability in Microsoft's Internet Explorer web browser, it added.
Targeting Gmail of human rights activists
This is not for the first time that Google is facing censorship issues in China. At one point it had even taken away its China service to Hong Kong. According to the search giant, the primary goal of the attacks was the Gmail accounts of Chinese human rights activists.
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