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Users of major mobile carriers can no longer access a service that detailed the personal information of police officers, a possible sign that the city is turning to tactics used in mainland China.

The offering, valued at $10 billion to $15 billion, could help restore confidence after protests shook the territory’s economy.

Blizzard, the video game company, sparked a backlash after punishing a player who supported demonstrators in Hong Kong. Now, the company’s convention in California is facing a protest of its own.

New, more sophisticated attacks are targeting Uighurs’ phones — even iPhones and even abroad, security researchers say. They warn that foreigners could be next.

The Communist Party has spent decades preparing the people to defend a united homeland. Hong Kong’s protests show it has paid off.

American tech companies want access to customers in China. But they’re learning that can come with a lot of baggage.

Apple said it was removing the HKmap.live app, which was criticized by Chinese state media, because Hong Kong authorities said protesters used it to attack the police.

The gaming company suspended the player and made him forfeit his prize money after he expressed support for the protest movement in Hong Kong.

Outlets are trying to intimidate multinational companies into toeing the party line while Beijing tries to rein in the Hong Kong protests.

In response to an N.B.A. executive’s Twitter post, Tsai called pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong a “separatist movement,” further inflaming a geopolitical controversy.

The first major place in China to rebel against Beijing’s technologies of control is one of the last not yet fully under their thrall.

State media puts pressure on Li Ka-shing, a powerful property tycoon, showing the Communist Party’s view of business as a means of control.

Days after Facebook and Twitter cracked down on China-backed accounts that were spreading such disinformation, YouTube did the same.

The Chinese e-commerce giant delayed plans to sell potentially billions of dollars worth of shares in the market, which has fallen as tensions have worsened.

Beijing wants greater sway over global public opinion. Instead, its propaganda outlets make Chinese leaders look like bullies.

The social media companies removed accounts and said they were sowing divisive messages about the Hong Kong protests.