Hong Kong
Hong Kong citizens are being arrested for saying nothing
The blank piece of paper has become a symbol of pushback against authoritarian China.
Hong Kong publishers are already self-censoring
Publishers in the region fear backlash from China now the “security” law is implemented.
Hong Kong: police allowed warrantless searches, internet control, and communication interception
Carrie Lam is ready to enforce the new law.
How Hong Kong citizens get around speech restrictions in wake of new “security” law
Hongkongers are finding ways to subvert the restrictions.
Hong Kong braces in the face of China’s new so-called “security” law
Censorship incoming.
Staff at Hong Kong public media outlet RTHK feeling pressured to self-censor
The broadcaster is reportedly warned about appearing to support Hong Kong pro-liberty protests.
China says Twitter should ban people who smear China
China claims that Twitter should close accounts of people that spread anti-China sentiment on the platform. The Chinese Communist Party says that China is the largest victim of smear campaigns online. In a press briefing on Friday, the spokesperson for the foreign ministry, Hua Chunying, said t
Apple censors for China again. This time removing two popular podcasting apps
Apple’s hypocrisy on human rights issues continues.
Apple and Google support protesters but not in Hong Kong, where business comes first
If only Big Tech would support Hong Kong protests in the same way they’re speaking up for protests today.
VPN use surges in Hong Kong as threat of new “security” law looms
The new law is likely to pass, and Hongkongers want to be prepared.
Facebook backtracks after marking video of Hong Kong police storming station as fake news
Facebook’s controversial fact-checker strikes again.
Google bans WhatsGap, Hong Kong app that highlighted and encouraged pro-democracy businesses
Google is once again accused of censorship.