A key feature of Hong Kong’s business environment that differentiates it from mainland China is its free and open internet. However, the city is not immune to internet controls, with a growing list of websites apparently blocked by telecoms firms and Internet Service Providers (ISPs), with some citing police demands. Although it is also not clear how many websites have been made inaccessible over the years, a media platform appeared last week to have been partially blocked, marking a first in Hong Kong. Previously, political websites, Taiwanese organisations, the US military, or doxxing platfo…