Explainer: Websites blocked in Hong Kong – when, how, and why the list is growing

A media platform appeared last week to have been partially blocked, marking a first in Hong Kong .

Previously, political websites, Taiwanese organisations, the US military, or doxxing platforms had been targeted.

In June 2020 , Beijing inserted national security legislation directly into Hong Kong’s mini-constitution following a year of pro-democracy protests.

Hong Kong's anti-government website HKChronicles was blocked in January 2021 .

Taiwan 's Transitional Justice Commission was a Taiwanese agency tasked with investigating the actions of the Kuomintang party between 1945 and 1992 .

In February 2022 , the website for UK NGO Hong Kong Watch became largely inaccessible in Hong Kong .

Hong Kong Democracy Council's website appeared to have been partially blocked in October 2022 .

The site displayed a virtual archive of key events and figures of the student-led demonstrations in mainland China that ended in a crackdown by the People Liberation Army .

A police spokesperson declined to comment when approached by HKFP , but highlighted Article 43 of national security law.