China’s Great Firewall descends on Hong Kong internet users | World news | The Guardian

Residents rush to erase digital footprints as law gives police powers over online activity. At midnight on Tuesday, the Great Firewall of China, the vast apparatus that limits the countryࢀ™s internet, appeared to descend on Hong Kong . Unveiling expanded police powers as part of a contentious new national security law , the Hong Kong government enabled police to censor online speech and force internet service providers to hand over user information and shut down platforms. Many residents, already anxious since the law took effect last week, rushed to erase their digital footprint of any signs of dissent or support…