Tag: Fang Binxing, Category: Information Revolution

Man Behind ‘Great Firewall of China’ Pelted with Eggs

Chinese microblog users have said that they participated in a protest against Fang Binxing, the “Father of the Great Firewall,” by pelting him with eggs during a visit to a university. The Telegraph reports: Four students apparently sought out Mr Fang as he gave a talk at the Computer Sciences Department of Wuhan University in central China, pre-arming themselves with eggs purchased fo

May 19, 2011 11:41 AM

Fang Binxing’s Holiday Greetings Spurned

The chief architect of China’s notorious “Great Firewall” Fang Binxing had his New Year greetings flung

February 11, 2013 11:43 PM

New Leftist Targeted in Shoe-Throwing Protest

A student at Hainan University hurled a shoe at prominent neo-Maoist Sima Nan after a lecture on Sunday, earning cheers f

October 8, 2012 10:53 PM

Government Blocks Encrypted Tunnels Through Great Firewall; Fang Binxing Talks Internet Sovereignty

Forbes reports that administrators of China’s Great Firewall Internet censorship system appear to be testing a new

November 20, 2011 11:28 PM

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