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V2EX
V2EX Logo
Type of site
Internet forum
Available inChinese, English
HeadquartersUnited States (before April 20, 2015; after July 6, 2019)
Shanghai, China (April 20, 2015 – July 6, 2019)[1]
OwnerLiu Xin (username: Livid)
Created byLiu Xin (username: Livid)
URLwww.v2ex.com
CommercialYes
RegistrationOptional; required to post; unregistered users have limited read access
Users579,921+ (as of May 3, 2022)
LaunchedMarch 2006; 20 years ago (2006-03)[2]
Current statusActive

V2EX (an abbreviation of "way to explore"[3]) is a Chinese Internet forum whose operators describe it as "a community for designers, programmers, and creative people."[2] It organizes user-generated content into topical "nodes" (similar to subreddits), with the front page sorted by activity level.

Services

In addition to the forum, V2EX has offered additional services including V2EX Workspace, an image hosting service, and V2EX DNS.

Workspace

V2EX Workspace was a team collaboration platform that allowed colleagues in different locations to work together on development projects. The service was discontinued in late 2017.[4]

Image hosting

V2EX operated a paid image hosting service that allowed users to permanently store uploaded images and obtain external links.[5]

V2EX DNS

V2EX DNS was a free DNS resolution service that used special technical measures to provide performance improvements, enhanced security, faster resolution, shortcuts, App Store acceleration, autocorrection, and web navigation features.[6] The service was discontinued in 2019.[7]

History

Liu Xin (known online as Livid) created an online community during high school, which sparked his interest in community management and platform technology. In March 2006, he wrote the community software Project Babel based on PHP and MySQL. He later rewrote it in 2010, migrated it to Google App Engine, and open-sourced the software on GitHub.[2]

Following the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami on March 11, 2011, Liu Xin (Livid) translated Josef Oehmen's essay "Why I am not worried about Japan's nuclear reactors" and posted it on V2EX on March 14, 2011.[8] The article was widely republished by other websites[9] and received 140,000 page views on V2EX.[8]

On February 27, 2015, V2EX's HTTP traffic was blocked by the Great Firewall via keyword filtering, though the site remained accessible over HTTPS. The block was lifted after the site obtained an ICP license.[10]

On April 20, 2015, V2EX obtained its ICP filing (No. 15015613-1) and moved its servers to mainland China,[11][1] making HTTP access fully available again. Some users protested the move and demanded that the site ensure the privacy of registered users' personal information.[1]

On July 6, 2019, after users reported slowing site performance, Livid announced that the website and its CDN had been moved back to the United States and the ICP filing had been cancelled.[12]

Starting in April 2021, V2EX's domain was again blocked by the Great Firewall, this time via SNI filtering and DNS poisoning.[13]

On May 5, 2024, Livid announced the formal implementation of an invitation code system on V2EX to reduce the pressure of handling spam and vandalism. New accounts above a certain ID threshold were required to use an invitation code to activate, with existing users able to generate codes using a virtual currency.[14]

Controversies

2014: WireLurker malware

On November 7, 2014, a malware program called WireLurker was exposed on V2EX, and the author was subjected to a doxxing attack. The following day, Liu Xin received a lawyer's letter from Beijing Shengfeng Law Firm, acting on behalf of Qihoo 360, demanding the removal of the doxxing content on privacy grounds. The original post was deleted. WireLurker primarily infected Mac and iOS devices through third-party Apple application platforms such as the Maiyadi app store.[15]

2015: Outlook man-in-the-middle attack discovery

On January 17, 2015, a V2EX user reported that Outlook was being subjected to a man-in-the-middle attack in China.[16] GreatFire confirmed the attack and condemned it. After the story was picked up by Reuters and other media outlets, the Great Firewall stopped the attack on Outlook.[17][18]

2018: User privacy controversy

On March 31, 2018, Livid publicly disclosed the phone numbers and login IP addresses of five users who had posted illegal content related to the manufacture and sale of fake diplomas. This raised questions among users about whether the site owner was complying with the website's own terms of service and Chinese law (since V2EX was registered and licensed in China with servers located in mainland China at the time).[19]

References

  1. ^ a b c "V2EX Obtains Domestic ICP Filing" (in Chinese (China)). Solidot. 2015-04-22. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2021-08-16.
  2. ^ a b c Wilson Wang (2010-10-14). "Interview: V2EX.COM and Livid" (in Chinese (China)). ifanr. Archived from the original on 2019-10-10. Retrieved 2014-12-18.
  3. ^ "V2EX FAQ". Archived from the original on 2023-06-07. Retrieved 2023-03-18.
  4. ^ xbiyy (2017-11-16). "Has anyone noticed the Workspace menu is gone from the top right?". www.v2ex.com (in Chinese (China)). Archived from the original on 2021-08-15. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
  5. ^ "V2EX Image Gallery". V2EX. Retrieved 2026-05-29.
  6. ^ "How to Fix Slow App Store Downloads" (in Chinese (China)). Tencent Digital. 2013-02-01. Archived from the original on 2017-06-07. Retrieved 2014-12-22.
  7. ^ "V2EX DNS". 2018-06-29. Archived from the original on 2018-06-29. Retrieved 2021-08-15 – via Wayback Machine.
  8. ^ a b Liu Xin (2011-03-14). "[V2EX] Translation - Why I am not worried about Japan's nuclear reactors" (in Chinese (China)). Archived from the original on 2021-05-06.
  9. ^ "Updated March 15: Why I am not worried about Japan's nuclear reactors" (in Chinese (China)). Songshuhui. Archived from the original on 2020-08-08. Retrieved 2015-03-01.
  10. ^ "v2ex.com is 100% blocked in China" (in Chinese (China)). GreatFire.org. Archived from the original on 2022-03-02. Retrieved 2015-02-27.
  11. ^ "About the Google Login Support Plan" (in Chinese (China)). V2EX. Archived from the original on 2016-05-13. Retrieved 2015-04-22.
  12. ^ "20190706 - Recent Infrastructure Changes" (in Chinese (China)). V2EX. Archived from the original on 2022-04-24. Retrieved 2019-07-06.
  13. ^ livid (2021-05-31). "20210531". livid.v2ex.com. Archived from the original on 2022-05-15. Retrieved 2021-08-15. After I started the website for nearly eleven years, V2EX finally got its special treatment from China – China blocked it for the Internet users in the mainland by SNI filtering and DNS poisoning.
  14. ^ "20240505 - Invitation Code System". V2EX (in Chinese (China)). 2024-05-05. Archived from the original on 2024-12-17. Retrieved 2026-03-05.
  15. ^ "Report: 360 Admits Connection to Maiyadi but Denies Link to Maiyadi iOS Virus" (in Chinese (China)). TechWeb. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2014-12-22.
  16. ^ choury (2015-01-17). "Is Outlook being MITM attacked?". www.v2ex.com (in Chinese (China)). Archived from the original on 2020-11-26. Retrieved 2015-03-01.
  17. ^ "Outlook Subjected to MITM Attack in China" (in Chinese (China)). GreatFire.org. 2015-01-19. Archived from the original on 2015-04-12. Retrieved 2015-03-01.
  18. ^ "After Gmail blocked in China, Microsoft's Outlook hacked, says GreatFire". Reuters. 2015-01-19. Archived from the original on 2015-03-11. Retrieved 2015-03-01.
  19. ^ "V2EX站长被指非法公开用户隐私信息" [V2EX owner accused of illegally disclosing user privacy information]. Solidot (in Chinese (China)). Archived from the original on 2018-04-06.

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