Instagram, the popular photo-sharing service owned by Facebook Inc, has been blocked in China, according to numerous reports, including from Hong Kong-based reporters with the New York Times.<\/p>\n
The company did not immediately return requests for confirmation.<\/p>\n
The reports came amid pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong, where many have posted photos and videos, including of Hong Kong police firing tear gas at demonstrators.<\/p>\n
Many of the photos were labeled with the hash tag “Occupy Central,” a phrase that was blocked on Sunday on Weibo, China’s version of Twitter. It had been allowed earlier in the day.<\/p>\n
The website www.blockedinchina.net also indicated that Instagram was blocked across China, including in Beijing and Shenzhen.<\/p>\n
If the site was blocked in China, that would not prevent users in Hong Kong from posting on social media, nor users in other countries viewing the images.<\/p>\n
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