Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Proteste a Hong Kong del 2019-2020" in Italian language version.
One of the features of well-planned information operations is the ability to subtly target specific audiences. By contrast, the information operation targeting the Hong Kong protests is relatively blunt. Three main narratives emerge: [1] Condemnation of the protestors, [2] Support for the Hong Kong police and 'rule of law', [3] Conspiracy theories about Western involvement in the protests.
One of the features of well-planned information operations is the ability to subtly target specific audiences. By contrast, the information operation targeting the Hong Kong protests is relatively blunt. Three main narratives emerge: [1] Condemnation of the protestors, [2] Support for the Hong Kong police and ‘rule of law’, [3] Conspiracy theories about Western involvement in the protests.
A 70-year-old street cleaner, who videos on social media showed had been hit in the head by a brick thrown by "masked rioters", died on Thursday, authorities said.
The protesters also use iPhone's AirDrop function to anonymously and rapidly share information.
News of the massive protest was mostly censored on mainland Chinese social media.
"Pro-Beijing camp complains about violence, but so far, the most brutal physical violent acts were done by police and their supporters," Lo Kin-hei said, adding: “Just now, District Councillor Andrew Chiu was attacked, his left ear halved from a bite.”
Gijsbert Heikamp was filming with his cellphone at a protest outside a police station in Tsim Sha Tsui. He was outside the station, standing behind a barrier, when officers began firing tear gas from behind a fence. Two of the canisters went through gaps in the barrier, hitting him in the stomach and on the right arm.
'Discharging indoors leads to panic, can lead to stampede, and at its worst it can lead to dire health consequences, including death, if people cannot escape the suffocating effects of the gas,' said Michael Power, a civil rights lawyer based in South Africa who specialises in protests and policing.
a 70-year-old cleaner was struck by a brick thrown by a protester
The protesters also use iPhone's AirDrop function to anonymously and rapidly share information.
