10.27
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·Qingdao
On October 27, Qingdao University of Science and Technology held an "Anti-Fraud Lecture on Campus," listing circumventing the Great Firewall as one of its three core topics. Qu Yuanyuan, a police officer from the Jinjialing Police Station stationed at the university, stated that using an illegal VPN to access overseas websites is not a matter of personal freedom, but an illegal act that endangers network security. The university's official website disclosed this on October 29.
10.19
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·Yichang, Hubei
On October 19, the School of Electrical Engineering at Three Gorges University issued a notice on a themed class meeting, placing illegal use of VPNs alongside internet addiction and other issues, requiring guidance for students to obtain information through official channels and install the National Anti-Fraud Center App, and to submit class meeting records for archiving before October 28.
10.18
·Verified
·Importance III
·Sources 1
According to a tweet posted by X user @GFWfrog, Shenzhen state-owned enterprise Guosen Securities issued an announcement stating that its employees were publicly criticized by the Luohu District Cyberspace Administration for circumventing the Great Firewall to access the overseas internet. This incident reflects the relevant authorities' regulatory scrutiny of corporate employees' online behavior and has drawn attention online.
09.11
·Hearsay
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·China
On September 11, a netizen posted screenshots of a group chat in which a counselor said the school's backend can check students' circumvention software, visited websites and browsing content, demanded that all students immediately uninstall circumvention tools, and warned that verified cases would result in disciplinary action, with serious cases referred to the police.