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Written by: Cheng Qiuling and McKay
2021-01-08 16:47
The last update date: 2021-01-08 21:58
The website "Hong Kong Chronicles", which records information on anti-amendment events, has been unable to access the website through ordinary channels. The home page can be displayed occasionally. However, it is possible to connect through a "virtual private network" (VPN) using a foreign IP address, causing doubts The authorities ordered the internet provider to block the website.
It is understood that this is the first time the police have cited the Hong Kong National Security Act to order a website to be blocked.
The police responded to inquiries and stated that it did not comment on individual cases, but pointed out that in accordance with the Hong Kong National Security Act, the police can request service providers to prohibit electronic messages that are "probably constituting" or "probably causing" crimes that endanger national security action.
The website "Hong Kong Chronicles", which records information about the anti-amendment campaign, is suspected of not being able to browse with local IPs, but it can be connected through a "virtual private network" (VPN) foreign IP.
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From a few days ago, at least three Internet service providers have been unable to access the "Hong Kong Chronicles" website through ordinary channels, and the page displays "Error 502", or the old page is displayed and the page cannot be browsed.
But through a "virtual private network" (VPN), you can connect with a foreign IP address.
The webpage issued a statement on the incident stating that it received reports from related users from the evening of January 6, clarifying that it has never selectively blocked the IP of some regions or specific network providers.
They found that some network providers in Hong Kong deliberately discarded the data sent by users when processing requests to connect to this site, making it impossible for users to view the content of this site. There are reasons to believe that at least four network providers in Hong Kong actively blocked , And questioned or involved government requirements.
Police: "National Security Law" can prohibit electronic messages that endanger national security
The police responded that they did not comment on individual cases, but pointed out that in accordance with Article 43 of the Hong Kong National Security Act and Schedule 4 of the Implementation Rules, the police can require service providers to publish on electronic platforms that are likely to constitute a crime of endangering national security, or are likely to Prohibition of electronic messages that lead to crimes endangering national security.
Any action taken by the police will be dealt with in accordance with the actual situation and in accordance with the law.
The website "Hong Kong Chronicles", which records information about the anti-amendment campaign, is suspected of not being able to browse with local IPs, but it can be connected through a "virtual private network" (VPN) foreign IP.
(webpage Screenshot)
According to the "Hong Kong Chronicles", the website could no longer send messages back to the user's computer via the Internet Provider (ISP). Suspected that the message was intercepted by the ISP, a statement was issued this evening, stating that the website's traffic was between 5 to 5 on weekdays. 10 times, the server is seriously overloaded, and a temporary new server will be activated in one to two days to cope with the growth.
An information security expert explained that when a user connects to a designated web page, the Internet provider (ISP) first sends a connection instruction to the designated web server. The web server will then be sent through the ISP, and the web page information will appear on the user’s computer. Or cell phone.
In other words, the process of connecting to the webpage goes through the ISP back and forth.
He described that if an ISP wants to block a user from connecting to a designated webpage, the situation is like the user placing an order on the website, but the ISP cuts off the order to "deduct the goods."
Currently, the webpage displays "502", which mostly refers to problems with the website's server, such as DDoS attacks, server crashes, insufficient memory, full hard drive, and overloaded browsing.
Expert: It is estimated that it is a server problem
The chairman of the Hong Kong Internet Providers Association, Ye Xuhui, said that it has not been confirmed that a Hong Kong Internet provider (ISP) blocked the webpage. The webpage uses the content distribution system Cloudflare, which is shared by the host or server, but Hong Kong may use VPN Through the foreign IP, there are situations where the webpage cannot be connected, so it is estimated that the web host has a problem, and the host needs to be repaired to know whether the connection is closed by the network provider.
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