Canyu (), also known as Participation or Participation Network, is a

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-based rights protection and

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, focusing on China's

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, and commentary critical of the

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. Canyu.org was launched in 2005 and is maintained by the China Free Press. Due to the stand of the website, it received many

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made by

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s. In January 2014, Canyu issued a

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stating that the website had been funded by the

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from 2005 to September 30, 2012.

Hacked

In January 2010, Canyu was hit by

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s, which prevented access to the website and resulted in the violation and destruction of the background data. In December 2016, canyu.org was hacked again by DDoS attacks.

References

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