Dot Dot News (Chinese: 點新聞) is a pro-Beijing online media outlet located in Hong Kong, established in 2016. It has a close relationship with pro-Beijing newspaper Wen Wei Po, sharing the same office in Hing Wai Industrial Centre in Tin Wan.[1][2]
| Available in | Chinese, English |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Southern District, Hong Kong |
| Owner | Ta Kung Wen Wei Media Group (Ta Kung Pao and Wen Wei Po) |
| URL | dotdotnews.com |
| Launched | 17 August 2016 |
Controversies
editFollowing the death of a protester who fell from the Pacific Place shopping mall on 15 June 2019 after standing on the fourth-floor platform for five hours, Dot Dot News published an article the next day, alleging that LegCo politician Roy Kwong phoned the victim and encouraged him to commit suicide at the scene. Kwong denounced the article as fake news, saying that the practice of fabricating charges against a victim was despicable. Kwong also rebuked the accusations, stating that police prevented him, a registered social worker, from counselling the man to encourage him to return to a safer spot.[3] In early September 2019, Facebook introduced the fact check mechanism in Hong Kong, in the hope of suppressing fake news via collaboration with Agence France-Presse and gatekeeping of senior reporters. They would validate the trustfulness of the news and information shared via Facebook.[4] On 11 September, Facebook restricted Dot Dot News's account; after launching an appeal, Facebook restored the page, but banned it again on 13 September.[5] Dot Dot News launched a new page on 14 September, claiming censorship by Facebook.[1]
On 13 September, their Facebook page was deleted again. Dot Dot News launch the pages of 2.0 and 3.0, but both were gradually deleted. Facebook warned that if they repeat their behaviour, the relevant personal account would also be banned.
On 20 September, They opened another Facebook page named "點新聞dotdotnewsmedia", and claimed they would fight against unreasonable suppression. Wen Wei Po criticized Facebook for suppressing the press freedom and cut the Hong Kong citizens from getting rational and patriotic messages.[6] Dot Dot News' case was reported on by media outlets locally and across the globe including SCMP, CNN, Global Times as well as Pro-Beijing media outlets HKGPao and Silent Majority.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b Cheung, Ka-man (2019-09-14). "【逃犯條例】點新聞fb專頁被刪另開新帳戶 曾以輕生者作假新聞" [Dot Dot News relaunches Facebook page after misinformed report] (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). HK01.
- ^ "點、橙、輕、G、堅.... 建制網媒出沒注意！" [A list of Pro-Beijing news sites and Facebook pages] (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Stand News. 2016-08-15. Archived from the original on 2019-08-14. Retrieved 2019-07-04.
- ^ Chan, Chin-ting (2019-06-16). "《點新聞》指鄺X宇教唆墮樓 鄺俊宇斥踩屍體作新聞" [Roy Kwong fights back at Dot Dot News "assisted suicide" claims]. HK01 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Retrieved 2019-11-13.
- ^ "建制網媒《點新聞》Fb專頁被封 即開新Page投訴遭滅聲" [Pro-Beijing News Site Banned Twice by Facebook] (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Passion Times. 2019-09-14. Archived from the original on 2019-09-15. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
- ^ "facebook四封點新聞 縱容山寨橫行" [Facebook allows fake Dot Dot News accounts while banning the original] (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Wen Wei Po. 2019-09-18. Retrieved 2019-09-29.
- ^ "臉書"雙標"不要臉 點新聞力抗打壓" [Dot Dot News against "double standards" at Facebook] (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). China Review News. 2019-09-20.
- ^ "愛國愛港傳媒力挺點新聞" [Pro-Beijing media supports Dot Dot News] (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Wen Wei Po. 2019-09-25.