Many of us travel to Turkey on business. Recently, I have asked myself, and done extensive research to find out if I can access Twitter in Turkey. I have come to the conclusion that Twitter is censored in Turkey. If you write something that the government does not like, they will block your Twitter account. [...]
Author Archive: Jane Lopez
Facebook Access In China – What Works and What Doesn't
by Jane LopezOnce upon a time, in a land far (Far East) away, people could access Facebook. Then it all changed. In 2009, the Chinese government banned Facebook. Goodbye, zài jiàn. Slamming the door on Facebook appalled thousands if not millions of people who live in or visit China, and rely on Facebook to keep in touch [...]
How to Access YouTube in China
by Jane LopezEver have a vacation gone bad? Imagine (or maybe you don’t have to imagine this, because you’ve experienced it) going on vacation and having a great time in Beijing – and you get off the plane, check into your hotel, open your laptop or iPad to watch the YouTube video of your brother’s extreme ski [...]
How to access Facebook from China
by Jane LopezMy name is Josh. I love traveling. I love Facebook. Now, this is everything you need to know in order to understand what happened to me this week. I arrived to Beijing on Monday and right when I landed I found out that Facebook is blocked in China and there is no way to access [...]
How to access Facebook in Turkey
by Jane LopezIf you are in Turkey and need to access Facebook, this post is for you. Unfortunately the Turkish government has blocked Facebook. Apparently Facebook offers freedom of speech, which is not very welcome in Turkey these days. So in order to connect to Facebook, there are a few things you can do which are very [...]
How to access gmail in china
by Jane LopezGmail is the most popular email service in the world. In February 2016, Google announced that Gmail had passed 1 billion active users, and with their growth rate, they must be at 1.3 billion today. So the chances that someone travelling to China is actually using Gmail, is quite high. The problem started in 2010 [...]
How to access Netflix from outside the USA
by Jane LopezNetflix is one of the (if not the) best media streaming services in the world. I offers millions of hours of video any day, any time. The problem? If you don’t live in the US, you are doomed. When a company makes a movie, it tries to sell this video to as many publishers as [...]