internet - Google blocked or disrupted

At least the Financial Times has it more correct than others: it says access to Google seems to be disrupted, while RSF from Paris earlier this week called it a block of the search engine, earlier this week. When you cannot get the service it might only be semantics, but it does differ.
Last week the internet filters seem to have made overtime again, suffered from a regular shortage of capacity and caused problems not only for Google.com but als for Gmail. That is unfortunately a regular feature. Andrew Lih documented the process and actually blames China Netcom (CNC) for the failing service. Quite different from the block RSF is talking about.

Update: Asiapundit summerizes the problems in getting access to Google-services:

There are problems with Google’s service but these are being massively overstated by RSF.