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A new Chinese browser claims to let people legally visit foreign websites
The browser is marketed as the first legal tool in China to let people visit sites like Facebook, Google and YouTube… but it still censors searches
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This article originally appeared on ABACUS
China’s Great Firewall is known to frustrate the country’s internet users by blocking many of the world’s most popular websites. So when one company offered what it called a legal way to hop the wall, many netizens pounced on the opportunity.
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Kuniao, which means “cool bird,” is a new browser marketed as China’s first legal tool to allow visits to “popular foreign websites,” including Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Google, Reddit and Instagram. The company says it provides “cross-border professionals” with a fast and steady service to help users “go overseas.”
In a Weibo post, the company said it serves the cross-border ecommerce industry. But anyone who can manage to get an invitation code to sign up for the browser can use it. As a result, it’s been gaining traction on social media.
The browser works by having users connect to a “special network.” Kuniao says it doesn’t change a user’s IP address and it’s not advertised as a VPN or proxy, but the mobile app will show you connected to a VPN through one of two servers in Hong Kong.
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