Earlier this month, tens of thousands of Chinese users found themselves abruptly unable to access the services of popular mobile messaging app Line. Now, after weeks of being unable to use the service—including paid ‘stickers’ that are widely shared among users—frustration is growing. Line’s services have been on the blink in mainland China since July 2, the day after a massive pro-democracy demonstration in neighboring Hong Kong.

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