Hacker News with Generative AI: Hong Kong

Hong Kong jails 45 pro-democracy campaigners for subversion (bbc.com)
A Hong Kong court has sentenced dozens of pro-democracy leaders to years in jail for subversion, following a controversial national security trial.

Politics, Hong Kong, Human Rights, Law, China

7 points by ksec 2 days ago | 0 comments

Hong Kong Jails Benny Tai for 10 Years in Longest Security Law Sentence (bloomberg.com)
A Hong Kong court sentenced former democracy advocate Benny Tai to 10 years in prison, the longest sentence ever meted out using a China-imposed security law, in a move likely to further deter dissent in the finance hub and worsen ties with Western governments.

Hong Kong, Politics, Law, China, Democracy

68 points by JumpCrisscross 2 days ago | 9 comments

Deepfake lovers swindle victims out of $46M in Hong Kong AI scam (arstechnica.com)
On Monday, Hong Kong police announced the arrest of 27 people involved in a romance scam operation that used AI face-swapping techniques to defraud victims of $46 million through fake cryptocurrency investments, reports the South China Morning Post.

AI, Crime, Scams, Cryptocurrency, Hong Kong

3 points by pseudolus 36 days ago | 0 comments

Websites blocked in Hong Kong – when, how, and why the list is growing (hongkongfp.com)
A key feature of Hong Kong’s business environment that differentiates it from mainland China is its free and open internet. However, the city is not immune to internet controls, with a growing list of websites apparently blocked by telecoms firms and Internet Service Providers (ISPs), with some citing police demands.

Internet Censorship, Hong Kong, China, Internet Access

4 points by diggan 40 days ago | 0 comments

Hong Kong plans to install thousands of surveillance cameras (cnn.com)

Surveillance, Hong Kong, Technology, Privacy

9 points by peutetre 45 days ago | 0 comments

Hong Kong Man Faces Jail over 'Seditious' T-Shirt (barrons.com)
A 27-year-old man faces up to several years in jail for sedition, after pleading guilty Monday to wearing a protest T-shirt that prosecutors say flouts Hong Kong's new national security law.

Hong Kong, Law, Politics, Free Speech

3 points by ksec 66 days ago | 0 comments

A Hong Kong court convicts 2 journalists in a landmark sedition case (apnews.com)
A Hong Kong court on Thursday convicted two former editors of a shuttered news outlet in a sedition case widely seen as a barometer for the future of media freedoms in a city once hailed as a bastion of free press in Asia.

Journalism, Hong Kong, Law

10 points by hn_acker 73 days ago | 0 comments

Hong Kong's Arts Hub Turns to Selling Land to Stay Afloat (bloomberg.com)

Hong Kong, Arts, Real Estate, Finance

5 points by snidane 75 days ago | 0 comments

'Glory to Hong Kong' protest song may be pulled from online sites, producer says (scmp.com)

Hong Kong, Protests, Censorship, Music

3 points by perihelions 92 days ago | 0 comments

The Illicit Flow of Technology to Russia Goes ThroughThis Hong Kong Address (nytimes.com)

Russia, Technology, Hong Kong, International Relations, Geopolitics

6 points by mitchbob 119 days ago | 1 comments

I pushed for press freedom in Hong Kong. The Wall Street Journal fired me. (cjr.org)