iConflict Site Down
The iConflict site crashed on Saturday evening after heavy traffic forced it down. The good news is the site is growing, and of course the bad news is, we were not prepared for the heavy traffic we got on Saturday. The site will be restored shortly.
The primary reason for all the traffic was this image of the “Beijing Internet Police,” a pair of online cartoon characters that appear on Chinese computers every 30 minutes to remind users that they are being watched. The image was sent to us by an iConflict user and has been verified by several news sources as a tool used by the Chinese. We’ve also had users write in to say they are in Beijing now and have never seen this cartoon. We do not know if it appears on all servers in China or just select ones.
The image has aroused much interest and we will continue to post information on the “Beijing Internet Police,” as users send us material on this controversial issue.
Please continue to share your thoughts on this. While the site is down the blog remains up and users can post their own comments here.
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2 Responses to “iConflict Site Down”
Dude, whoever wrote you in China to say they have never heard of this is probably with the gov’t. This is well documented and scary. But at least they come right out in China and admit they watch you, unlike here in America.
Comment made on August 3rd, 2008 at 10:09 ami once gave comment that i had never see such images on my screen, my colleagus neither . and if it indeed exist, itis for the benefit of our people and our national security.
Comment made on August 5th, 2008 at 2:24 amnow i admit i saw it several weeks ago on an web that i dont visit often, but only once, and i told my friends about this, they even dont think i am telling the truth. anyway, it influence our daily work and life litte, so whatever, we support the secured mathod that the country has taken for the security of the country.
welcome friends from all over the world to china.
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