Hong Kong democracy site pulled 'by mistake'

Israel-based web host Wix made an error in pulling a Hong Kong democracy website from its servers following a takedown request by the Chinese financial hub's police, the company said Friday. The removal is the first known case of Hong Kong police using a sweeping new national security law to demand overseas websites censor content. Nathan Law, a former student leader and Hong Kong legislator who fled to Britain last year, tweeted on Thursday that Wix had removed www.2021HKCharter.com, a website set up by overseas activists calling for democracy in the city. He shared a letter Hong Kong police wrote to Wix demanding the website be pulled because it contained messages "likely to constitute offences endangering national security".