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China’s Great Firewall looms over Hong Kong as surveillance grows
Hong Kong, already grappling with tightened policing to rein in widespread protests that followed last year's proposed extradition bill, is now bracing for the prospect of stricter digital controls.
China’s ‘Animal Crossing’ gamers use code words, middlemen to enter virtual world
Chinese fans of Nintendo’s Animal Crossing: New Horizons are paying a premium on foreign consoles and finding ways to skirt limits imposed by local regulators on a game that has become both a breakout worldwide hit and political flashpoint.
China may clamp down on politically sensitive content in popular video games
Recent controversies could prompt the Cyberspace Administration of China to scrutinise the video game sector, analysts say. China is the industry’s biggest market, with more than 720 million gamers across mobile, desktop personal computer and console hardware.
Insta-star wars: China tensions in South-East Asia flare online
Social media anger from Chinese nationalists over a Thai internet model's comments has set off a regional storm uniting pro-democracy campaigners against pro-Beijing cyber-warriors, with insults and mocking memes flying back and forth.
Nintendo game pulled from Chinese platforms after Hong Kong protest
A Nintendo Switch video game has been pulled off China's grey market e-commerce platforms, Reuters' checks show, after Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong used the game to protest against Beijing’s rule of the Chinese territory.
Nintendo’s ‘Animal Crossing’ becomes new Hong Kong protest ground
Nintendo’s Animal Crossing has been an escape for many during the Covid-19 lockdown, and now it’s become a place for Hong Kong protesters to congregate without flouting social distancing rules.
Expat Hong Kongers rally on 'Keyboard Frontline'
Young HK protesters are making videos giving their name and the time, stating they would never commit suicide, meaning that if they're found dead they must have been killed.
How fake news is stoking violence and anger in Hong Kong
Soon after Alex Chow fell off the edge of a parking garage in Hong Kong, the allegations began spreading online.
Chinese state media hits out at Facebook for ‘suppressing voices of justice’ in Hong Kong
People’s Daily says Facebook gave ‘rioters special privileges to disseminate fake news’, while Global Times calls for it to be put on unreliable entity listIt comes after social media giant suspended one outlet’s page and the city’s police reporting hotlines on messaging service WhatsApp
Google warns Hong Kong’s Joshua Wong of government-backed hackers
Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong said that Google Inc warned him about government-backed hacking attempts as the former British colony’s historic protests continue to draw global attention – and China’s ire.
