Notepad++ repository is being spammed after “Free Uyghur” release

There are some government-backed propaganda, but from my observation, the vast majority of them in incidents like this one is a true grassroot phenomenon. Usually it's the result of a bunch of pro-governments activists and anti-government activists organizing themselves on social networks and raid their targets, believe they are fighting for a righteous cause, similar to 4chan's modus operandi.

Well, it's not unique to China.

Authoritarianism is rising all around the world. Turns out there's lots of people in current majority populations that really feel threatened when minorities start getting rights, and their anxiety about having to compete in a meritocracy means they will throw democracy under the bus as long as they can keep their majority status.

I'm still optimistic and patient. But the democracy won't be in the exact form as the ones stemmed from Greek traditions.

Unfortunately, Xi's policies are highly NPD (narcissistic), so I don't have high hopes.

Many (maybe most) of us in the West thought that about China. And Russia for that matter. The fact that that's not coming to fruition has been one of the biggest mental shifts in my understanding of the world in the past few years.

Standing up for causes in which you believe is a good use of time.

If I was a lead dev of a widely used program there is definitely power in my position to be the voice of demographics I believe are being silenced.

Although I wonder if the logistics means that China cannot use Notepad++'s latest release? (Admittedly, I think the release just adds it in...)

I think you’re underestimating the dev if you think he didn’t know what could happen.

Yes. I can't download the installer as well.