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A media activist, researcher and educator currently based in Hong Kong. My Chinese writings are in inmediahk.net and my Twitter account is @oiwan.

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Latest posts by Oiwan Lam

Can US TikTok refugees find a home in Chinese social media Xiaohongshu?

The exchange between people in the US and China is ice-breaking but biased as users are self-censoring

Written by Oiwan Lam

16 January 2025

Hong Kong police told a US tech firm to take down diaspora media site on national security grounds

Flow HK was founded in early 2021 by a number of diaspora activists

Written by Hong Kong Free Press

9 October 2024

X overtakes WeChat in spreading Chinese disinformation about the 2024 US presidential elections

Influencers are exploiting Chinese Americans' political trauma when spreading disinformation

Written by Oiwan Lam

7 October 2024

China’s top nationalist influencer Hu Xijin silenced for over a month, but very few miss him

Many believe that Hu overstepped by critiquing government policy

Written by Oiwan Lam

4 September 2024

What are the controversies over Hong Kong’s latest cybersecurity bill?

The investigation power of the authorities is excessive and unprecedented

Written by Oiwan Lam

23 August 2024

Taiwan struggles to combat Chinese influence in it’s generative AI tools

The island released a Taiwan-centric generative AI model in April 2024

Written by Oiwan Lam

1 August 2024

China’s legal warfare on Taiwan separatists: The death penalty and absentia trials

Taiwan officials say China has no right to sanction Taiwanese people

Written by Oiwan Lam

26 June 2024

Censorship and isolation as China bans thousands of mobile apps

Top 10 most downloaded apps worldwide are unavailable or inaccessible in China

Written by Oiwan Lam

25 June 2024

Hong Kong’s June 4 memory battle behind Chow Hang-tung and her supporters’ arrests

Amnesty International condemned Hong Kong for weaponizing the law to silence critics

Written by Oiwan Lam

3 June 2024

Activists call for the shutdown of the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office after three alleged spies were arrested in London

Protesters rebranded the office as 'Hong Kong Espionage & Tracking Office'

Written by Oiwan Lam

21 May 2024

A Hong Kong Facebook group on shop closure strives to survive allegations of inciting discontent

Many flocked to the page to share photos of empty streets during Easter

Written by Oiwan Lam

25 April 2024

Hong Kong kickstarts local national security law legislation with explaining and rebuttal teams

The rebuttal team will counter "foreign hostile propaganda"

Written by Oiwan Lam

30 January 2024

Why did Taiwan impose a five-year visa ban on an influential mainland Chinese dissent journalist?

The visa ban decision over a bad joke is under scrutiny

Written by Oiwan Lam

26 January 2024

Hong Kong embraces televised confessions of political prisoners

The program is jointly produced by HK police and TVB

Written by Oiwan Lam

20 December 2023

Hong Kong: Subscribers of overseas activists’ blogs and channels face legal threat

Hong Kong police arrest four paid subscribers of exiled activists' online platforms

Written by Oiwan Lam

18 December 2023

New policy requires Chinese influencers to display their personal information on Weibo

Bloggers are concerned the new policy will lead to bullying and harassment

Written by Oiwan Lam

23 October 2023

Confessions from a Chinese censorship worker

"I wish this censorship system would be abandoned sooner."

Written by Oiwan Lam

16 October 2023

Commentators discourage extending national security crackdowns to ‘soft resistance’ in Hong Kong

HK secretary head said 'soft resistance' must be crushed in full force

Written by Oiwan Lam

29 July 2023

A forensic investigation finds a site that doxxes Hong Kong activists and journalists is likely backed by Beijing

HKLeaks had "bulletproof" operational security crafted to avoid attribution.

Written by Oiwan Lam

18 July 2023

Digital rights activist groups urge tech giants to defend against Hong Kong’s injunctions against protest anthem

The government wants tech giants to censor the HK protest anthem

Written by Oiwan Lam

24 June 2023

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