Hong Kong
Instagram apologizes after censoring art criticizing Chinese government
“It looks like we made a mistake and removed something you posted on Instagram that didn’t go against our Community Standards. We want to apologize and let you know that we’ve restored your content,” wrote Facebook.
Facebook removes accounts with Chinese government links used to spread deceptive info on Hong Kong protests
Facebook is tackling anti-protestor propaganda from the Chinese government.
Twitter bans ads from state-controlled media days after report of Hong Kong protest propaganda campaign
The announcement comes less than a week after a news agency founded by the Communist Party of China was found to be running propaganda ads against Hong Kong protestors.
Twitter running propaganda ad campaign against Hong Kong protestors from state-owned China news agency
China Xinhua News has been referred to as “the world’s biggest propaganda machine” by Reporters without Borders and the US Department of Justice (DOJ) previously ordered it to register as a foreign agent to combat Chinese propaganda.
Pepe The Frog is a symbol of liberty during Hong Kong pro-democracy protests
Left-leaning organizations have tried to paint the character as being “racist”.
Telegram has been a valuable tool for Hong Kong protesters standing up to mainland China
Telegram has been particularly important in sharing news, information and organizing without giving away individual identities.
China’s censorship is giving citizens a false reality about the Hong Kong protests
The Great Firewall of China is trying to present the peaceful protests as a mass riot.
Apple stands in the way of Telegram’s censorship-free vision
Apple’s lock down of the App Store means it can censor content in apps such as Telegram. And it does.
Hong Kong news outlet Apple Daily is under DDoS attack after protest coverage
It’s not the only platform to be attacked during the current protests.
Telegram founder: China is sponsoring DDOS attacks in an attempt to suppress Hong Kong protests
Telegram servers have been under attack in the region.