Hong Kong
TikTok accused of censoring content about Hong Kong protests
Yaqiu Wang, a Hong Kong-based researcher for Human Rights Watch, said the Hong Kong protests marked one of the first big tests of how Chinese companies could project the government’s dogmas to a global audience.
Chinese state media accuses Facebook of “suppressing voices of justice” by supporting Hong Kong protestors
According to the commentary, Facebook is jumping to the front of the state and mobilizing violence in the Hong Kong protests.
Edward Snowden warns of AI tyrants that become “automated police officers”
Snowden touched on the dangers that future misuses of artificial intelligence (AI) can present to civil liberties and human rights.
Facebook reportedly cuts off police access to WhatsApp in Hong Kong
The information the police were soliciting from citizens included photos and video and audio recordings.
Barstool Sports announces move to Telegram to avoid big tech censorship
Barstool isn’t the first media organization or personality to start diversifying their content channels.
Twitter bows to China, changes Hong Kong’s geotag to “Hong Kong SAR China”
Some commenters accused the social network of pandering to China
Hong Kong starts blocking VPNs as protests continue
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam hinted that the country may start blocking certain internet applications to stop the protestors organizing last week.
Hong Kong protesters use offline message apps Bridgefy and FireChat to avoid censorship
This type of offline app has a crucial role in circumventing censors – even if the authorities, too, can hop on to the network at will.
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam hints at introducing surveillance firewall to crush protests
It’s been suggested that an Emergency Regulations Ordinance could be brought in if protests continue.
YouTube adds video labels for both public or government funded content
Recent Hong Kong events have spurred YouTube to make the changes.
Google appears reluctant to blame China for anti-Hong Kong protest propaganda
Does Google want to keep China close?
Telegram’s design is putting Hong Kong protestors’ privacy at risk, engineers say
Telegram has been vital in helping Hong Kong protestors stay anonymous while organizing.