China blocks Gmail to throttle west’s influence by The Bulldog • December 29, 2014 China has blocked Gmail traffic in and out of the country in an apparent attempt to stop or slow down western influence. Google reports that exchanges on the popular service almost vanished on Friday, dropping to nearly zero. share this story Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky More Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram Share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Share on X (Opens in new window) X Related