Gan Jing World, a video-sharing platform, said it was hit with a “coordinated online attack” that flooded its platform with thousands of hate messages aimed at silencing Falun Gong‐related programming on the 26th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP’s) persecution campaign against the faith group.
The barrage started around 9 a.m. ET on July 20 and persisted until 3 p.m., swamping comment sections attached to GJW+ Streaming’s special feature, “July 20: A Film Tribute to Falun Gong Resisting Persecution and Defending Freedom,” the company said.
Media livestreams covering Falun Gong practitioners’ July 20 parade in New York City were also targeted, as users worldwide posted under hashtags such as #720 and #July20Rally….