Chinese authorities have blocked the Notepad++ text editor and website. They did not explain the reasons for the blocking, however
The program appeared in 2003, it was created byFrench developer Don Ho. Notepad ++ is free, runs on Windows and supports about 90 languages. In the latest update, the creators of the program expressed their concerns about human rights in China.
This is not the first time that the Notepad++ teamexpresses his political position. In 2014, words of support for the Tiananmen Square protesters were found in the source code. At the end of 2019, a version of the Free Uyghur program was released, after which the manufacturer’s website was attacked by hackers.
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TechCrunch discovered that the blockingNotepad++ only applies to the “download” page, where you can see the latest versions of the program. If you try to open the page from a Chinese browser, it will be blocked. Tencent (QQ Browser and built-in WeChat browser), Alibaba (UC Browser), 360 and Sogou note that this content is “prohibited by local regulators.”
September 9 Human Rights Watch published a reporton the persecution of the Muslim population of China: according to the organization, in recent years, Uighurs have been massively detained there, placing them in prisons and educational camps. Millions of people are being monitored using a video camera system.
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