How to access Facebook in China on Mac OS? I am going to China with some of my friends for a business negotiating as well as traveling to Xian in a few days. And I learn that many foreign websites especially social media site like Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Youtube, Netflix and Hulu are blocked. However, we can’t work and travel without Facebook. Facebook can help us to keep touch with friends and relatives, share interesting stories, beautiful pictures and images and so on, we particularly want our other friends and family know what happens to us during this trips to China. So do you have any good solutions?
Why Facebook is Banned in China?
Facebook is an easy-use online social media. It is not difficult to register an account, and once you log into Facebook, you can contact with friends, family and other people you know. People on Facebook can share photos and videos with each other, send messages and pose stories. It is fast to keep up with friends, see what friends are up to, share update, photos and videos, get notified when friends like and comments on your posts, and Play games and use your favorite apps. Many Facebook users can’t live without Facebook in daily life, and Facebook becomes a very important and instant communication tool for social activities. You even can learn what’s happening at other corners of the world. Besides, Facebook can work on different device with different system including Windows computer, Mac OS X, android phone & tablet, and iOS device like iPhone & iPad, so Facebook becomes more and more popular with internet users.
However, Facebook is banned in China. If you live in China or just travel to China, you will find you cannot access Facebook in a normal way, and you will just get message saying “This site can’t be reached”. In China, Facebook was blocked following the July 2009 Ürümqi riots because Xinjiang independence activists were using Facebook as part of their communications network. Therefore, in order to strengthen controls on network system of China and preserve national network safety and security, China keeps upgrading its internet censorship called Great Firewall. China’s Firewall becomes a strong internet censorship to control and suppress what can be accessed, published, or viewed on the Internet. Great Firewall is particularly created to block potentially unfavorable incoming data from foreign countries. To censor national internet, firewall of China severely restricts access to certain websites especially social media websites and apps like Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Line, Google, Google service, Gmail, Youtube, Vimeo, Netflix, Hulu and VOIP services like Skype and Snapchat. So what’s the best way to access Facebook in China on Mac OS?
Published by Tony Shepherd on March 9, 2017 12:12 pm and last modified on October 9, 2018 9:09 am.