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Q: Why is Soundcloud blocked?
It doesn't get political, it doesn't cater to inaappropriate content. I want to listen to music!
Whate are some Chinese music streaming sites?
What's Soundcloud? Maybe I've been living in cloud cuckoo land too long......
It's not just for political, censorship reasons. It's also protectionism. Things like soundcloud, Uber, groupon and other novel ideas that are easily copied will have government imposed restrictions to give Chinese companies a chance to steal the idea and capture the local market. Why can't 711 sell cigarettes? To give Chinese convenient stores an advantage in the game.
Baidu music is actually pretty good for mainstream, douban is good for indie / alternative.
WooMow:
Protip: Once you've listened to a song on soundcloud with a vpn once, you don't need a vpn the second time because it's cached.
I use soundcloud! You can get into it with a vpn. My suggestion is download the app and 'like' the tunes, then you can listen to them with out the vpn like WooMow said. I also use krougo and baidu.
they may not get political as a company but they host podcasts that might.
Plus yeah protectionism.
What's Soundcloud? Maybe I've been living in cloud cuckoo land too long......
Because they can. Also like most people have mentioned, protectionism. Why should Chinese companies provide a good service the government can just force the foreign companies to give a poor service.
the wu mao perceive soundcloud as s cirrus threat to society.
