"When people think about whether or not to support GreatFire, one of the things to remember is this isn't a huge organization with a large amount of funding. They're having a huge, huge impact on a very small budget."
"The Chinese government is a firm defender of network security, firmly opposes any form of cyber attacks, and investigates and severely cracks down on cyber attacks launched in China or using Chinese network facilities in accordance with the law."
"The operational deployment of the Great Cannon represents a significant escalation in state-level information control: the normalization of widespread use of an attack tool to enforce censorship by weaponizing users."
"Chinese authorities appear to have blocked U.S. film and television production company HBO’s website after comedy show “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” aired a segment criticizing President Xi Jinping for censorship."