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MIT BBS (Chinese: 未名空间; pinyin: Wèimíng Kōngjiān; lit. 'Unnamed Space') was a Chinese-language bulletin board system website.
History
In 2002, the Chinese government blocked access to the entire mit.edu domain.
In 2004, to circumvent the block in place in China, a self-censored branch mitbbs.cn was opened to facilitate access by users in China.
As of 2019, 51% of their internet traffic was generated from within the US.
In July 2022, MIT BBS ceased operations. Other similar websites such as usmitbbs.com, newmitbbs.com, wmkj.org, weiming.info and freeblueplanet.com emerged.
Administration
After moving out of mit.edu, it was then managed by a company located in Beijing, China. Under the current administrator walklooktalk, in the last several years it saw accelerated commercialization, with more prominent space reserved for advertisers, as well as the creation of a spin-off website devoted to personal advertisement.
References
- Winstein, Keith J. "China Blocks MIT Web Addresses". The Tech. Archived from the original on 2022-10-02. Retrieved 2009-01-08.
- "未名空间.中国". Archived from the original on 2006-02-21.
- "Mitbbs.com Traffic Statistics". Archived from the original on 2022-04-19. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
- "25年中文论坛"未名空间"关闭 | Redian新闻". Redian新闻:北美华人新闻聚合 (in Chinese (China)). Archived from the original on 2022-10-02. Retrieved 2022-10-02.
- "北京未名空间信息技术有限公司2016最新招聘信息 - 58企业名录". Archived from the original on 2015-12-22. Retrieved 2015-12-14.
- "未名交友 (Unknown Space Friendship)". Archived from the original on 2022-06-26. Retrieved 2006-03-30.