LinkedIn access in China disrupted amid protest calls

Access to the professional networking site LinkedIn was disrupted in China on Thursday, following online calls on other sites for gatherings inspired by protests against authoritarian regimes across the Middle East. Many users in China were unable to access LinkedIn, which is planning an initial public offering set to raise up to US$175-million. LinkedIn could be accessed as recently as Thursday morning, according to two regular users, one a Reuters employee and the other a business consultant, who declined to be identified. Some users who later found they could not access it via the Chinese Internet said the site was...