Business networking site LinkedIn says access to its services appears to have been restored in China, a day after it was blocked there. Shortly before the site went offline on Friday, one user set up a forum, discussing the idea of a "Jasmine Revolution" in China. The phrase has been used to describe the popular revolts in the Middle East. The Agence France-Presse news agency says that one of its journalists in Beijing was able to access the LinkedIn site on Saturday. China already exercises strict control over what citizens can view online, with many websites and politically sensitive subjects blocked. Access to Facebook and Twitter is barred. But LinkedIn, which is used by a relatively small number of professionals, is accessible via domestic internet servers within China. However the authorities there appear to have increased the level of filtering in response to the wave of popular uprisings across the Middle East. Searches for the word "jasmine" are now blocked on the country's most popular website, Sina.com. (BBC News)
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