A China Mobile advertising board on the side of a building in Hong Kong on March 14, 2010. Daniel Sorabji/AFP via Getty ImagesA new restriction on Hong Kong prepaid mobile SIM cards is tightening access to a channel some Chinese users have long used to reach overseas internet services, highlighting the expanding scope of the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP’s) censorship regime.According to a notice on China Mobile Hong Kong’s website, effective June 17, all prepaid SIM cards can no longer be activated in mainland China.
Hong Kong SIM Card Rule Tightened as China Expands Control Over Cross-Border Internet Access
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