Appendix

Abbreviations

ASM -> App Store Monitor

LVTR -> Legal Violation Takedown Request

NGO -> Non-governmental organization

NSL -> National Security Law

PPVTR -> Platform Policy Violation Takedown Request

UK -> United Kingdom

UN -> United Nations

US/USA -> United States of America

References

Report: “Taken Down” A Look into Apple’s Transparency Reports : Key Highlights

• Highlights: https://applecensorship.com/taken-down-a-look-into-apples-transparency-reports-key-highlights/
• Summary: https://applecensorship.com/taken-down-a-look-into-apples-transparency-reports/
• Full Report: https://applecensorship.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/AppleCensorships-Taken-Down-Report-Print.pdf

Report: “Censored on the App Store”: new report shows the staggering scale of app censorship by Apple

• Press Release: https://applecensorship.com/censored-on-the-app-store-new-report-shows-the-staggering-scale-of-app-censorship-by-apple/
• Full Report: https://applecensorship.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/AppleCensorships-Censored-on-the-App-Store-Digital-Spreads.pdf

Tool: AppleCensorship’s App Store Monitor

• Overview: https://applecensorship.com/rightscon-2022-what-apps-have-disappeared-from-apples-app-store/
• Tool: https://applecensorship.com/app-store-monitor/

Human Rights Data Sheet

FreedomHouse - China & Hong Kong

Learn More: https://freedomhouse.org/country/hong-kong/freedom-world/2022

Learn More: https://freedomhouse.org/country/hong-kong/freedom-net/2021

Reporters without Borders - Hong Kong

Learn More: https://rsf.org/en/country/hong-kong

Amnesty International - Hong Kong

Freedom of Expression

The National Security Law (NSL) introduced in 2020 enabled human rights violations that were unprecedented since the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in 1997. There was a rapid deterioration of freedom of expression, peaceful assembly and association, and other human rights in Hong Kong after the enactment of the law.

Learn More: https://www.amnesty.org/en/location/asia-and-the-pacific/east-asia/china/report-china/

Article 19 - Hong Kong

2022 Expression Category -> In crisis

Learn More: https://www.article19.org/gxr-22/ & https://www.article19.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/A19-GxR-Report-22.pdf