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greatfire/wiki

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TLDR

A resource repository from GreatFire, an organization that monitors internet censorship in China. The README contains download links for a browser called Free Browser but provides almost no written explanation of the project.

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  root((greatfire wiki))
    What it does
      Download hub
      Free Browser links
      Censorship circumvention
    Audience
      Users in China
      Privacy seekers
    Content
      Download links
      Chinese language UI
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Things people build with this

USE CASE 1

Download the Free Browser tool linked in the repository to access content blocked by internet censorship

USE CASE 2

Find GreatFire's censorship-circumvention browser distribution files gathered in one place

Getting it running

Difficulty · easy Time to first run · 5min

In plain English

This repository belongs to GreatFire, an organization that monitors internet censorship in China. The repository's README consists almost entirely of images and download links, with no written description of what the project is or how it works. The visible link labels in Chinese translate to phrases about downloading a browser called Free Browser. Based on the repository name and organization, this appears to be a wiki or resource hub related to GreatFire's censorship-circumvention tools. However, the README provides no explanatory text, so it is not possible to describe the project's features, installation process, or intended use in any detail beyond what the links themselves suggest.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1
List all the download links available in the GreatFire wiki repository and tell me which platforms each Free Browser version supports.
Prompt 2
Explain what Free Browser does differently from a standard browser to help users bypass internet censorship in China.
Prompt 3
Show me how to verify the integrity of a binary downloaded from the GreatFire wiki repository before installing it.
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