Why Facebook is Blocked in China: Uighurs, and Why Totalitarianism Fears a Free Social Media

At one time approximately 20% of the Chinese population used Facebook, but since China blocked Facebook in 2009 the percentage of Chinese people using Facebook has dropped to 1%. This video explores the inevitable effects free and uncensored communication will have on a society weakened by deep historical, cultural, and economic divisions. In the end, if society's development cannot be improved through dialogue, what other method of maintaining control is there but censorship and force?

Part 1: Introduction and background 0:00
Part 2: The Shaoguan incident 2:52
Part 3: The 2009 Xinjiang Unrest 5:43
Part 4: Conclusion and analysis 13:04
Part 5: Bibliography 16:04