MIT BBS


MIT BBS 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 Chinableh, a self-censored branch mitbbs.cn was opened to facilitate access by web users in China.
, 51% of their internet traffic was generated from within the US.
In July 2022, MIT BBS ceased operations. Other similar websites such as 1point3acres.com,, huaren.us, newmitbbs.com, wenxuecity.com, 6park.com, wmkj.org, usmitbbs.com, weiming.info, 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.