Hasan Piker stopped from filming by police in China? Everything we know
Turkish-American streamer and political commentator Hasan Piker was confronted by security while livestreaming at Beijing's Tiananmen Square early Tuesday morning, November 11. Police in China stopped him from filming while he, along with other influencers, made their way to the daily sunset flag-raising ceremony in front of Tiananmen Gate and the portrait of Mao Zedong, the founder of Chinese Communist Party, according to Newsweek. He was joined by Twitch streamer Will Neff
Both Neff and Piker were on camera when Neff held up his phone and showed an AI-generated image of Mao in the likeness of Piker, accompanied by the Maoist slogan “Closely follow the great leader Chairman Mao forward in the revolution!”
The two were interrupted by Chinese police, who asked them to stop filming. However, the audio continued.
"He wants to see the photo," a translator said after a brief exchange.
Neff replied that he had not taken any photos, to which the translation shot back, "He said he saw you."
"Oh, I was just holding the camera, but I didn't do anything yet," Neff replied.
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The officer asked to review the most recent footage from the livestream. The broadcast then cut to black, with an intermission screen displaying the message, “We're doing secret memes. Be right back”.
When the broadcast resumed, Piker and the group were seen laughing about the encounter. "This is awesome. I don't know why people aren't enjoying all of this," Piker said.
There are significant filming restrictions at Tiananmen Square, which was the site of the horrific massacre of pro-democracy protesters in June of 1989. Filming in this area is heavily restricted or completely banned due to strict government censorship, especially when the filming could be seen as critical or an attempt to commemorate the 1989 protests.
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Back in 2008, China imposed restrictions on the access of Chinese and foreign media to the sensitive square. Applications were required to be made in advance to film or conduct interviews there, the city government said at the time.
"To maintain a good order of reporting activities at the square, Chinese and foreign journalists are advised to make telephone appointments with the Administration Committee of Tiananmen Area," said a notice posted on the official website of the Beijing government.
Source: Hindustan Times
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