Skype access has reportedly been limited in China, and Bill Xia, President of Dynamic Internet Technology, Inc. (DIT), is saying that Skype is keeping Chinese users from accessing Skype in cooperation with China. The Skype website is now being redirected to Skype.tom.com for Chinese users, which is a modified site created in cooperation with China's Tom.com. This implies that Skype is not being blocked by the Chinese government, but instead is purposely redirecting access to Skype as a result of pressure from the Chinese government.
One of the reasons could be because of Xia's company, DIT, which provides software for Chinese residents with Freegate software that can be used to work around government-instituted censors. With the necessity of several resources to communicate with Chinese users, DIT had begun using Skype about two weeks ago, in order to directly communicate with users. Ten days later, the Skype redirect was issued. China's controlling ways are being emphasized in the news right now because of discussions the country is having with Google, as they are in disagreement over privacy standards. Additionally, Australia's bill that has recently been introduced would let law enforcement have more control for Internet censorship, which looks to be headed in the same direction as China.