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Hong Kong arrests two over alleged seditious social media posts

Hong Kong national security police have arrested two individuals, an insurance broker and a woman, on suspicion of publishing seditious social media posts. The pair are accused of operating pages that incited hatred against the region's constitutional order and smeared the Hong Kong and central governments. The arrests were made under the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance, with the social media activity allegedly supporting the 2019 anti-government protests. AI

RANK_REASON Arrests related to social media content under a national security law, not a core AI development.

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Hong Kong arrests two over alleged seditious social media posts

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Jess Ma ·

    National security police arrest 2 over alleged seditious social media posts

    Hong Kong national security police have arrested two people, including an insurance broker, on suspicion of publishing allegedly seditious posts on social media. A force spokesman said on Thursday that the national security department arrested a man and a woman, both 38, on Tuesd…