St. PETERSBURG, January 19, Sergey Yaremenko. Instagram social networks, Twitter and Facebook will not be blocked at the Beijing Olympics venues, Lucia Montanarella, deputy head of the International Olympic Committee's Olympic media relations department, said. China's Internet has a massive government censorship system, often referred to as the «great firewall.» To date, China has blocked Google, YouTube, WhatsApp, social networks Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Clubhouse, Twitch, as well as the websites of a number of the world's leading media. «There will be no restrictions on any Internet site in the network of Olympic venues. I myself have used Instagram, Twitter and Facebook on the territory of the Olympic press center. It will also be possible to access the open Internet using special SIM cards,» Montanarella said at a press conference. The Winter Olympic Games will be held in Beijing from February 4 to 20.
