Hong Kong
Gamers aren’t convinced by Blizzard’s blitzchung ban response: “China had no influence on our decision”
Blizzard’s response isn’t going down well with Hearthstone fans.
Google removes Hong Kong protestor game from Play Store
The Mountain View-based company said that the app was removed for trying to “capitalize on sensitive events”.
Pro-democracy version of Blizzard’s Mei Overwatch character reaches the frontlines of the Hong Kong protests
The movement to position Mei as a pro-democracy symbol started a few days ago in response to Blizzard’s decision to ban professional Hearthstone player blitzchung from the 2019 Hearthstone Grandmasters Official Competition after he showed support for the Hong Kong protestors.
Swedish company Yubico sends free security Yubikeys to Hong Kong protestors
These keys will be given away to the leaders of the protest movement and journalists working locally.
Apple Safari browser sends some user IP addresses to Chinese conglomerate Tencent by default
It’s unclear when Apple started allowing Tencent and Google to log some user IP addresses.
Apple chooses to ignore US lawmakers and be a “accomplice for Chinese censorship”
“We Hongkongers will definitely look closely at whether Apple chooses to uphold its commitment to free expression and other basic human rights,” said one Hong Kong lawmaker.
Official Disney website page for Winnie the Pooh blocked in Hong Kong
It appears that the official Disney Winnie the Pooh page has been blocked in Hong Kong for more than a year.
Blizzard accused of disabling authentication to stop users deleting accounts during boycott
Multiple Blizzard users are reporting that the company won’t let them authenticate and close their accounts.
Epic Games says it wont censor for China, but Chinese Tencent owns 40% of the company
Unlike Blizzard, Epic is pledging not to introduce censorship on political grounds.
Blizzard is the latest company to bend the knee to China
The player shouted in the stream “Liberate Hong Kong, revolution of our age!”. Shortly after the video would be cut, being replaced by advertising.
Apple hides Taiwan flag emoji as its ties to China face scrutiny
Apple was criticized last week for banning an App that helped support Hong Kong protestors.
Instagram censors artist Yuumei over #FreeHongKong art, calls it “hate speech”
Yuumei believes that this is a direct attack by the Chinese government who have taken advantage of the social network content blocking systems.