HONG KONG — Hong Kongers are scrubbing their social media accounts, deleting chat histories and mugging up on cyber privacy as China's newly imposed security law blankets the traditionally outspoken city in fear and self-censorship.
"I changed my profile name and switched to a private account so that my employer will not be able to see future posts which they deem to be offensive to China or have breached the national security law," Paul, an employee of a large company whose management he described as "pro-Beijing," told AFP. Another announced they were moving all communications to Signal, which they felt was a more secure messaging app.
Beijing says it can now prosecute national security crimes committed outside it borders -- even by foreigners -- raising concerns that people visiting or transiting through Hong Kong could be arrested.
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