LIHKG
Type of site
Available inCantonese
Area servedHong Kong
URLlihkg.com
CommercialYes
RegistrationOptional[notes 1]
Current statusActive
LIHKG
Traditional Chinese連登
Simplified Chinese连登

LIHKG (Chinese: 連登; Cantonese Yale: Lìhn dāng) is a multi-category forum website based in Hong Kong. The website has gained popularity since the launch in 2016, and is often referred to as the Hong Kong version of Reddit.[1][2][3]

Threads with more up-votes and replies appear towards the top of topic sections and, if they receive sufficient votes and replies, they will ultimately be on the site's "Popular" section.[4]

LIHKG pig mascot featured at an exhibition in Japan

The website is well known for being one of the main platforms for discussing the strategies for the leaderless anti-extradition bill protests in 2019.[5][6]

Background

In 2016, HKG+, a 3rd party app of HKGolden was suspended by HKGolden.[7] On 21 November 2016, the developer of HKG+ announced on their Facebook page that they have shared part of the source code of the app with another developers, 連尼住 and 望遠.[8][9] Based on the source code, they developed LIHKG.

Registration

Registration of membership is restricted to people with a Hong Kong ISP or an institution of higher education email address located in Hong Kong. Registered members may create threads on the site, while uploading contents such as text posts, hyperlinks or images. The posts then receive replies and may be voted up or down by other members. Posts are separated into various categories and are then grouped in the "Chat" category.[10][11]

Attacks

In December 2019, the LIHKG website was subjected to a DDoS attack by the Great Cannon of China.[12]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ LIHKG can be viewed without an account but registration with an e-mail address registered with an ISP or a higher education institution in Hong Kong is required to submit, comment or vote.

References

  1. ↑ Otsuka, Hana. "Hong Kong university teaching assistant gets suspended after threatening to fail student protestors". The Independent Singapore. Archived from the original on 2019-06-22. Retrieved 2019-06-22.
  2. ↑ "Despite Political Party Ban, Hong Kong Independence Groups Persist". Voice of America. Archived from the original on 2019-06-22. Retrieved 2019-06-22.
  3. ↑ "Hong Kong protests: How the city's Reddit-like forum LIHKG has become the leading platform for organising demonstrations". TODAYonline. Archived from the original on 2019-08-14. Retrieved 2019-08-14.
  4. ↑ "【反方丈霸權】高登仔棄高登！另起爐灶LIHKG 登下載榜首". Apple Daily 蘋果日報. Archived from the original on 2017-01-16. Retrieved 2019-06-22.
  5. ↑ Su, Alice. "A new kind of Hong Kong activism emerges as protesters mobilize without any leaders". latimes.com. Archived from the original on 2019-07-02. Retrieved 2019-06-22.
  6. ↑ "'Hong Kong Reddit': how social media shaped extradition protests". South China Morning Post. 29 June 2019. Archived from the original on 14 August 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  7. ↑ 賴浩然 (2016-10-26). "高登第三方App《HKG+》不被受權下月終止服務 網民鬧爆林祖舜". 香港01 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Archived from the original on 2019-04-21. Retrieved 2023-01-10.
  8. ↑ "HKG+". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2023-01-10.
  9. ↑ "HKG+ 官方澄清 HKG+ 討論區為假網非官方出品 - TechNow 當代科技". technow.com.hk (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Archived from the original on 2023-01-10. Retrieved 2023-01-10.
  10. ↑ "高登仔另起爐灶 傳「方丈」被炒 林祖舜：我屹立不倒！". Apple Daily 蘋果日報. Archived from the original on 2017-01-16. Retrieved 2019-06-22.
  11. ↑ "What is LIHKG and how did it become go-to forum for Hong Kong's protesters?". South China Morning Post. 3 August 2019. Archived from the original on 15 August 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  12. ↑ Doman, Chris (2019-12-04). "The "Great Cannon" has been deployed again". AT&T Cybersecurty blog. Archived from the original on 2019-12-06. Retrieved 2019-12-06.


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