HK, China gamers take ideological battle online
Tens of thousands of people rallying in central Hong Kong on June 16. The semi-autonomous city has been rocked for months by increasingly violent pro-democracy protests. – AFP pic, December 24, 2019.
GRAND Theft Auto’s wildly popular online multiplayer game has become the latest venue for Hong Kong pro-democracy supporters and Chinese nationalists to wage their ideological battles, with protests now breaking out in the virtual world. Over the last fortnight, message boards and social media platforms used by gamers have been filled with videos and chatter of the virtual clashes, as well as insults and recriminations on both sides of the ideological divide.
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