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In July 2020, Notepad++ released a version codenamed "[[2019–2020 Hong Kong protests|Stand with Hong Kong]]" (v7.8.9). In the release notice, the author expressed his concern about the Chinese government implementation of the [[2020 Hong Kong national security law|National Security Law]] in [[Hong Kong]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Notepad++ v7.8.9 : Stand with Hong Kong|url=https://notepad-plus-plus.org/news/v789-stand-with-hong-kong/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200717173254/https://notepad-plus-plus.org/news/v789-stand-with-hong-kong/|archive-date=2020-07-17|date=2020-07-16|language=en|url-status=live |access-date=2020-07-18}}</ref> In retaliation, mainland Chinese browsers developed by [[Tencent]] ([[QQ Browser]] and [[WeChat]]'s built-in browser), [[Alibaba Group|Alibaba]] ([[UC Browser]]), [[360 Secure Browser|360]] and [[Sogou]] started blocking the official site's "Download" page, but not other pages.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Text editor Notepad++ banned in China after 'Stand With Hong Kong' update|url=https://social.techcrunch.com/2020/08/17/notepad-plus-plus-blocked-in-china/|access-date=2020-08-17|website=TechCrunch|date=17 August 2020|language=en-US}}{{Dead link|date=October 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

In early and mid-February 2022, Notepad++ released a version codenamed "[[Concerns and controversies at the 2022 Winter Olympics|Boycott Beijing 2022]]" (v8.3) and (v8.3.1). In the release notice, the author expressed his concern about human rights in [[China]], especially for [[Uyghurs]] and [[Hongkongers]]. He suggest his audience "not watch or pay attention to the games".<ref>{{Cite web|title=Notepad++ 8.3 - Boycott Beijing 2022

|url=https://notepad-plus-plus.org/news/v83-boycott-beijing-2022/|access-date=2022-02-04|website=Notepad++ Official website|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220204000912/https://notepad-plus-plus.org/news/v83-boycott-beijing-2022/|archive-date=2022-02-04|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Notepad++ 8.3 (Boycott Beijing 2022)|url=https://notepad-plus-plus.org/downloads/v8.3/|access-date=2022-02-04|website=Notepad++ Official website|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220204181109/https://notepad-plus-plus.org/downloads/v8.3/|archive-date=2022-02-04|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Notepad++ 8.3.1 - Boycott Beijing 2022|url=https://notepad-plus-plus.org/news/v831-boycott-beijing-2022/|access-date=2022-02-16|website=Notepad++ Official website|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220216041002/https://notepad-plus-plus.org/news/v831-boycott-beijing-2022/|archive-date=2022-02-16|url-status=live}}</ref>

In late February 2022, Notepad++ released a version codenamed "Declare variables, not war" (v8.3.2). In the release notice, the author condemned the [[Russian invasion of Ukraine]] and called for support for Ukraine.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Notepad++ 8.3.2 - Declare variables, not war|url=https://notepad-plus-plus.org/news/v832-declare-variables-not-war/|access-date=2022-02-27|website=Notepad++ Official website|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220227162251/https://notepad-plus-plus.org/news/v832-declare-variables-not-war/|archive-date=27 February 2022|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Notepad++ 8.3.2 (Declare variables, not war)|url=https://notepad-plus-plus.org/downloads/v8.3.2/|access-date=2022-02-27|website=Notepad++ Official website|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220228131346/https://notepad-plus-plus.org/downloads/v8.3.2/|archive-date=28 February 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> In March 2022, Notepad++ released a version codenamed "[[Make love, not war|Make Apps, not war]]" (v8.3.3). The author continued to express his views on the [[Russia|Russian]] invasion of [[Ukraine]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Notepad++ 8.3.3 - Make Apps, not war|url=https://notepad-plus-plus.org/news/v833-make-apps-not-war/|access-date=2022-03-15|website=Notepad++ Official website|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220315012226/https://notepad-plus-plus.org/news/v833-make-apps-not-war/|archive-date=15 March 2022|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Notepad++ 8.3.3 (Make Apps, not war)|url=https://notepad-plus-plus.org/downloads/v8.3.3/|access-date=2022-03-15|website=Notepad++ Official website|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220315003628/https://notepad-plus-plus.org/downloads/v8.3.3/|archive-date=15 March 2022|url-status=live}}</ref>

== See also ==