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Tales From The Closed Web
John P. Gamboajpgamboa.com
@jgamboa
WordCamp US 2016
Working With WordPress Censorship in China
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@jgamboa• Technical Success Manager
• 2.75 years at WP Engine
• Singapore 2009• South Korea 2010• China 2011-2013• Austin 2014 - Present
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Shanghai, China 2011 -2013
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Danny and Jesse
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Blocked in China
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Great Firewall of China• Most pervasive
form of Internet censorship
• Many foreigners pay for VPNs for full web access
• Many top Alexa sites blocked
• DNS poisoning/filtering• World’s largest Internet
population
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But why?• Promotes Chinese
“Internet sovereignty”
• Control points allow for “Great Cannon” foreign DDoSing
• Removes foreign competition
• Prevents anti-CCP sites and gatherings
• Allows monitoring, management and control
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• China’s first-ever beer week• Host outside mainland China• Reach foreigners and locals alike• Can’t require a VPN
Shanghai Beer Week
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Blocked Plugins & Functionality
• API/External WordPress calls
• Politically-sensitive discussions (BBPress/Disqus)
• Blocked IPs and domains on shared hosts
• Jetpack, WordPress.com, Gravatar
• Google (Plus, Fonts, Photos)
• SSL
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Developing Around Censorship
• Know your blocked plugins
• Avoid foreign social media services/APIs
• Avoid SSL usage
• You are responsible for your users
• Hong Kong/Singapore hosting
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• 96% all web traffic in China is within the mainland
• River Crabs (河蟹 ), 50 Centers ( 五毛 ) & Big Mamas (大妈 )
• Avoid the Three “T’s”
Knowing the System
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If you get blocked
• Confirm - BlockedinChina.net - Greatfire.org- Viewdns.info
• Ask your host for help - Noisy neighbors - Domain blocks - Change servers/hosts
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The Future of WordPress in China
• Continue to Support Non-English WordPress• Keep Publishing• Chinese WordPress community: wpdaxue.com
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结束John P. Gamboa
@jgamboajpgamboa.com