Baidu launched a service that tells you if a site is blocked in China
China’s equivalent of Google, Baidu, is now offering a service that can evaluate whether your website is optimized to be used in China, as reported by Nikkei Asian Review. The new service is aimed at Japanese businesses interested in expanding into China but daunted by the prospect of braving the “Great Firewall.”
Other English-language services like one offered by Comparitech and Great Firewall of China already show which sites are censored, but this service is significant because it’s directly owned by a Chinese company that complies with government internet controls. In addition to telling you if your domain is functional in China, Baidu’s service can also tell you whether parts of your site are loading slowly or failing to display…