Is the Internet censored in Hong Kong?
The new law mandates police censorship and covert digital surveillance, rules that can be applied to online speech across the world. Now, the Hong Kong government is crafting web controls to appease the most prolific censor on the planet, the Chinese Communist Party.
What is wrong with the Great Wall of China?
Besides natural influences, human activity has been a huge cause of damage to the Great Wall. The people living nearby allowed their goats and cattle to graze on the Great Wall. Year after year, the activities of these animals caused the bricks and earth to collapse until the sections of wall were finally destroyed.
Could China’s ‘Great Firewall’ be replicated in Hong Kong?
Experts point out that China’s Great Firewall – which allows the government to inspect data as well as block IP addresses and domain names – could not be immediately replicated in Hong Kong, home to several private internet service providers and internet exchanges.
Is China’s Great Firewall the Jell-O of China?
It’s nailed the Jell-O. China has proven it can have its Great Firewall and enjoy great prosperity too. Lokman Tsui, associate professor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong and former head of free expression at Google Asia-Pacific, says that most Chinese are happy with the status quo. “Their lives have noticeably improved,” he says.
Why are Hong Kong’s Internet restrictions so strict?
One goal of the restrictions in Hong Kong could simply be making access to certain platforms and technology difficult enough that regular citizens will not bother – a strategy analysts say authorities also use on the mainland. But Hongkongers, accustomed to decades of unrestricted access to information, may not be so easily deterred.
Will Hongkongers be deterred by China’s new VPN law?
But Hongkongers, accustomed to decades of unrestricted access to information, may not be so easily deterred. Since Beijing announced its plan in late May to enforce the security law, searches and purchases of virtual private networks (VPNs) and proxies to hide IP addresses have soared.