Totalitarian regime, truth, virtual prison

Totalitarian regimes fear the truth most because they survive by telling lies, controlling their ruled people with brutal force and brainwashing.  They are scared when people under their rule can access the truth and facts.

In North Korea, radios and TV sets must be modified to receive only government stations. 

The PRC has its famous Great Firewall that effectively imprisons over half a billion netizens of China.  Any site can be blocked the Great Firewall by telling enough truth and facts about China. This website has finally accumulated enough truth to get on the honor roll - it is partially blocked in China now.

Truth is the most powerful social force. Just learning the truth can lead to dramatic social progress. Fortunately, modern information technologies are making accessing truth and facts easier and easier. The recent Bo & Wang incident in China shows how fast and widely the truth spread.  The so-called "rumors" that the regime tried to clamp down on turned out to be facts again and again, and this has made the regime panic.

A blog post lists a few services that can be used to check a website's accessibility.