The War On News

A record of government actions against journalism and fact-based reporting, from the first press laws to today

Claim

Claim 84

Apple Daily shut down in June 2021 after its accounts were frozen and its leadership arrested.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement
Apple Daily shut down in June 2021 after its accounts were frozen and its leadership arrested.
Field
effect_on_reporting
Value
Apple Daily closed
About
incident 2025-hong-kong-convicts-jimmy-lai-under-national-security-law
Source
Explainer: the decline of Hong Kong's press freedom under the National Security Law
Publisher
Hong Kong Free Press
Method
outlet report
Checked
2026-09-22
Confidence
medium
Status
current
Source date
2026-05-03

Quotation from the source

Apple Daily, says it is shutting down. Its accounts have been frozen and much of its top leadership has been arrested.