Chinese Authorities are saying that they have been a victim of internet hacking. As Amy Qin reports that an hour long internet blockage may not have been caused by a group of hackers but by possibly the Chinese government itself. The state run newspaper reported that the abrupt stoppage of internet traffic was caused by a "mysterious attack" on the internet in China. "The Great Firewall" stopped all internet users in China from accessing .net,.org, and .com's.
The issue of censorship in China continues to be a problem for the government and for the people. It seems that the government is really censoring internet usage for the people and the people might be catching on to what their government is doing in regards to censoring them from certain things. The fact that they can control the news and mask their censorship by saying that hackers are responsible is troubling to me.
This story really gets to me because it shows the capabilities of a government. It makes you think about your life and your government and the possibility of this happening to you. It shows the raw power of news and media.