Hong Kong braces for internet restrictions after web domain firm says it will block sites that ‘contravene public interest’
Web operators in Hong Kong have been warned they face being blocked by the region’s domain registrar under a new policy banning “inappropriate content,” including any deemed illegal or “disruptive to the operation of government.”
The Hong Kong Internet Registration Corporation (HKIRC) alerted people who hold ‘.hk’ domains to its new Acceptable Use Policy via email and through an announcement on its website.
The policy is to enter into effect on January 28, the agency said, and will require that websites don’t “contravene any applicable local, national or international law” and aren’t “contrary to the public interest (including but not limited to disrupting the operation of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region).”
While the web domain company’s policy is not due to start until later this month, the first reported casualty of new internet restrictions in the region was HKChronicles, a website used by activists to promote their pro-democracy campaign and publish the personal details of figures such as police officers and their relatives.
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