Google's Gmail is being blocked in China: Activists claim the government is stopping people from checking their emails
- Gmail users have been unable to access accounts in China since Friday
- Google data reveals traffic to its services dropped on 26 December
- Users are still reporting issues but number of people affected isn't known
- It is said to be a move by the Chinese government to crack down on outside web services
- But the Chinese Foreign Ministry has denied any involvement in the block
- Block was reported by Chinese advocacy group GreatFire.org
- It was later confirmed by Dyn Research and Google’s Transparency Report
Chinese Gmail users have been unable to access their accounts since Friday after the service was apparently blocked across the country.
