MIT BBS
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MIT BBS (Chinese: 未名空间; pinyin: Wèimíng Kōngjiān; lit. 'Unnamed Space') was a Chinese-language bulletin board system website.
History
In 2002, the Chinese government blocked access to the entire mit.edu domain.[1]
In 2004, to circumvent the block in place in China, a self-censored branch mitbbs.cn[2] was opened to facilitate access by users in China.
As of 2019[update], 51% of their internet traffic was generated from within the US.[3]
In July 2022, MIT BBS ceased operations.[4] Other similar websites such as newmitbbs.com, wmkj.org, usmitbbs.com, weiming.info and freeblueplanet.com emerged.
Administration
After moving out of mit.edu, it was then managed by a company located in Beijing, China.[5] Under the current administrator walklooktalk, in the last several years it saw accelerated commercialization, with more prominent space reserved for advertisers, as well as the creation of a spin-off website devoted to personal advertisement.[6]
References
- ^ Winstein, Keith J. "China Blocks MIT Web Addresses". The Tech. Archived from the original on 2022-10-02. Retrieved 2009-01-08.
- ^ "未名空间.中国". Archived from the original on 2006-02-21.
- ^ "Mitbbs.com Traffic Statistics". Archived from the original on 2022-04-19. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
- ^ "25年中文论坛"未名空间"关闭 | Redian新闻". Redian新闻：北美华人新闻聚合 (in Chinese (China)). Archived from the original on 2022-10-02. Retrieved 2022-10-02.
- ^ "北京未名空间信息技术有限公司2016最新招聘信息 - 58企业名录". Archived from the original on 2015-12-22. Retrieved 2015-12-14.
- ^ "未名交友 (Unknown Space Friendship)". Archived from the original on 2022-06-26. Retrieved 2006-03-30.