China is creating an alternate reality about the HK protests, in real time

This is a news event that seems like it would give Chinese censors a run for their money: the protests involve millions of people; they are happening in a place that is technically part of China; and online posts about it are written in Chinese. Searching for “Hong Kong” in China only brings up propaganda, celebrity gossip, and business news. During the 2014 Umbrella Movement, Hong Kong’s last major protests, Chinese censorship was much more porous.

Source: qz.com