Kuniao Browser

Chinese browser (酷鸟浏览器) that billed itself as the first “legal” tool for accessing Google, YouTube, Wikipedia or Facebook from China via a filtered proxy in Hong Kong; blocked by the authorities two days after its launch in November 2019.

Facts

Developer

Beijing Jutianneng Culture Media Co., Ltd.

Website

web.archive.org

Engines

UnknownWebKit

Platforms

AndroidiOSWindows

Details

Android, iOS and Windows; the iOS version uses WebKit (Apple rule), engine of the Windows and Android versions not documented

Popularity

50/100 — More than 200,000 sign-ups in two days according to VOA (“20多万人抢着注册”)

Sources

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuniao_Browser
2. https://web.archive.org/web/20201123191058/https://www.voachinese.com/a/mysterious-censorship-evading-web-browser-banned-in-two-days-20191115/5168494.html
3. https://web.archive.org/web/20191114004232/https://ie.kuniao.com/