Tuber (app)

Tuber (Chinese: Tuber浏览器) was a web browser mobile app developed by Shanghai Fengxuan Information Technology that allowed users within mainland China to view filtered versions of certain websites normally blocked by the Great Firewall.[1] Filtered versions of websites such as Google, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Twitter, Netflix, IMDb, and Wikipedia could be viewed. The app was backed by cybersecurity company Qihoo 360 which served as the parent company.[2] The app required phone number registration. Sensitive keywords were blocked by the app.[3]

Tuber
Developer(s)Shanghai Fengxuan Information Technology
Operating systemAndroid
Available in1 languages
List of languages
Simplified Chinese
TypeWeb browser
LicenseProprietary freeware
Website"Tuber 浏览器". Archived from the original on 2020-10-09.

On October 9, 2020, Global Times editor Rita Bai Yunyi tweeted that the move represented "a great step for China's opening up".[4]

The app was removed from China domestic app stores and operations ceased as of October 10, 2020.

On October 12, when questioned by a Bloomberg News reporter on the topic, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian replied, "This is not a diplomatic issue, and I do not have the relevant information you mentioned. China has always managed the Internet in accordance with the law. I suggest you ask the competent department for the specific situation."[5]

References
  1. "App Removed After Helping Users Bypass China's Great Firewall". Bloomberg.com. 10 October 2020. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
  2. "国内有了"合法翻墙"的浏览器！起底一夜爆红的 Tuber" (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2020-10-10. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
  3. "Chinese browser Tuber offers a glimpse beyond the Great Firewall — with caveats". 9 October 2020. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
  4. @RitaBai (2020-10-09). "Exciting news!! #China launched a new web browser Tuber that can connect to FB, Twitter, Google, etc, without using VPN!! It's still censoring fake news or propaganda like Epoch Times, but I think it's good for China's stability and it's a great step for China's opening up!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  5. "2020年10月12日外交部发言人赵立坚主持例行记者会" (in Chinese). 2020-10-16. Archived from the original on 2020-10-25. Retrieved 2020-10-12.


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