According to foreign media reports from around September 1996, China blocked about 100 overseas websites in one fell swoop, including overseas news websites and anti-communist websites. This is the earliest verifiable record of internet censorship.
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多伦多方脸
2026-10-09 02:55 · 多伦多方脸 发布了新视频：方脸说：中国互联网封禁史！中国人是如何一步步丧失言论自由的？中国人失去的也不仅是自由，还有纠错机制！
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维基百科：防火长城
2026-10-09 07:27 · 并且当年在金桥信息网和ChinaNet已经有国外新闻网站被屏蔽。
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In 1996, China Blocked About 100 Overseas Websites at Once
1996.09 · Reported
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