56.com Site Down for "Repairs"
Tencent Tech, 6/04/08
Online video site 56.com has been unavailable as of 6pm on June 3. Today at 10am 56.com's marketing director Bai Jie said a server room connection had failed and was being repaired. However, no estimated timeline for repairs was given.
Editor's note: While not confirmed, there is a good chance that 56.com is facing some of the same regulatory issues that Tudou ran into earlier this year. For more background on this topic, please see "Rumor: Tudou Punished by SARFT", MD 3/06/08 issue and "Tudou Receives SARFT Warning", MD 3/20/08 issue.
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