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Hong Kong regulators must not stifle the city’s fledgling sharing economy

Hong Kong regulators must not stifle the city’s fledgling sharing economy | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it

Winnie Tang says a flexible but sound regulatory regime is needed to support promising local start-ups and our largely young entrepreneurs to achieve their dreams

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Darkness Over Hong Kong - Wall Street Journal

Darkness Over Hong Kong - Wall Street Journal | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
Government bad faith gives way to thuggery in the streets, The Wall Street Journal writes in an editorial.
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OpEdNews Article: Article: Libeling a democracy movement: Accusing Hong Kong Activists of Being Tools of US Policy is Both Ignorant and Dangerous

OpEdNews Article: Article: Libeling a democracy movement:  Accusing Hong Kong Activists of Being Tools of US Policy is Both Ignorant and Dangerous | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
Too many leftist journalists are showing an imperialist arrogance in claiming the US is behind the mass democracy protest in Hong Kong, writes TCBH! journalist Dave Lindorff, a veteran journalist with five years experience in Hong Kong.
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Forget Airbnb: Sharing Economy Blooms During Hong Kong Protests

Forget Airbnb: Sharing Economy Blooms During Hong Kong Protests | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
Here is a look into the curious world protesters have created on the streets of Hong Kong.
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How Hong Kong Protesters Are Connecting, Without Cell Or Wi-Fi Networks

How Hong Kong Protesters Are Connecting, Without Cell Or Wi-Fi Networks | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
As throngs of pro-democracy protesters continue to organize in Hong Kong's central business district, many of them are messaging one another through a network that doesn't require cell towers or Wi-Fi nodes. They're using an app called FireChat that launched in March and is underpinned by mesh networking, which lets phones unite to form a temporary Internet.
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Mesh Networks Battle Communications Repression in the Struggle for Democracy - Yahoo News UK

Mesh Networks Battle Communications Repression in the Struggle for Democracy - Yahoo News UK | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it

Democracy activists on the streets of Hong Kong were told this week that they were wasting their time and that they had "almost zero chance" of achieving their goals of free and fair elections in 2017. There is no doubt that the odds seem stacked against this protest movement as they face down the might of Beijing.

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FireChat: The App That Fueled Hong Kong's Umbrella Revolution - Betabeat

FireChat: The App That Fueled Hong Kong's Umbrella Revolution - Betabeat | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
Social media has been a catalyzing force in revolutions around the world. In the past few weeks, Hong Kong has seen its own youth-led uprising, and again turned to social media for solidarity and communication.
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Hong Kong protesters on FireChat reveal decentralized future

Pro-democracy demonstrators in Hong Kong mobilizing en mass via a peer-to-peer messaging app is just the tip of the iceberg for the technology, says Micha Benoliel, CEO of Open Garden.
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Forget Airbnb: Sharing Economy Blooms During Hong Kong Protests - Mashable

Forget Airbnb: Sharing Economy Blooms During Hong Kong Protests - Mashable | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
Here is a look into the curious world protesters have created on the streets of Hong Kong.
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A Peek at Hong Kong's Collaborative Sharing Economy - Global Voices Online

A Peek at Hong Kong's Collaborative Sharing Economy - Global Voices Online | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it

Hong Kong is often considered a global financial center and the city's stock exchange one of the most important in the world. But the city is also home to many alternative exchanges based not on money and stocks, but on sharing.

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