Co-Director Charles Mok and George Chen on How the Hong Kong Internet Is Shrinking
This Nikkei Asia Op-Ed by Co-Director Charles Mok and George Chen explores how Hong Kong’s internet—though not behind China’s Great Firewall—is gradually contracting. Since the implementation of the 2020 national security law, government pressure and selective censorship have chipped away at digital freedoms. The authors describe how authorities use legal tools and ambiguous guidelines to suppress “undesirable” content, leading to growing self-censorship among tech companies, media, and users alike.
They warn that while the process is incremental, the cumulative effect is a shrinking digital space that undermines free expression and open access to information.
This piece was recognized as “Pick of This Week’s Opinion” by Nikkei Asia.
Read the full article here: https://asia.nikkei.com/Opinion/Bit-by-bit-the-internet-is-getting-smaller-in-Hong-Kong
