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I find it silly that China blocks Google+, but not 4chan.

(http://www.greatfirewallofchina.org/index.php?siteurl=4chan....)

4chan doesn't threaten their political power the way an effective social network does.

The birthplace of many groups that have ruffled more than a few feathers has been 4chan (Anonymous, lulzsec, etc.). I think a place that actively encourages anonymity and contrarian thought is surely something to worry about for any government, arguably more than social-networking sites.

4chan doesn't make money.

No one on the mainland has copied it and then paid to have it blocked

4chan is an English-language site. Most Chinese people aren't going to be able to understand it, and those that do are likely already a lost cause with regards to censorship.

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