As Beijing Continues To Creep Into Hong Kong, Internet Censorship Begins

As Beijing Continues To Creep Into Hong Kong, Internet Censorship Begins

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https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20210115/09244146063/as-beijing-continues-to-creep-into-hong-kong-internet-censorship-begins.shtml

As we've written about recently, Beijing's creep into Hong Kong control has turned into nearly a dash as of late. What started with July's new "national security" law that allowed the mainland to meddle in Hong Kong's affairs led to arrests of media members in July, the expulsion and arrest of pro-democracy politicians in November, and then expanded arrests of members of the public who have said the wrong things in January.

And as that mad dash to tighten its grip before a new American administration takes office continues, Beijing appears to be starting the process of censoring the internet in Hong Kong as well. In a move likely designed to make this all look reasonable, the first reports revolve around a website used to post information about Hong Kong police.