In almost every major Chinese city, users reported that trying to access Google searches returned an error page.

The hiatus began at around 5pm on Tuesday in China. Although it was still possible to access Google’s websites, searches on any topic delivered an error message.

Google was unable to immediately confirm the cause of the problem, but said it was investigating. Chinese internet users blamed the “Great Firewall” for blocking Google searches. Google’s email services were unaffected.

Read Full Article