{
  "id": 10844813,
  "title": "Boom News founder Tang Ho-wing arrested by Hong Kong national security police",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/boom-news-founder-tang-ho-wing-arrested-by-hong-kong-national-10844813",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-30T03:00:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post - Hong Kong",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post-hong-kong",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3369271/boom-news-founder-tang-ho-wing-arrested-hong-kong-national-security-police"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Hong Kong national security police have arrested Boom News founder Tang Ho-wing on suspicion of spreading disinformation, according to a source familiar with the matter. Tang, who is 37 years old, was apprehended at around 7am on Wednesday. Previously a journalist at the Chinese University of Hong Kong’s student newspaper and the news branch of HK Golden, Tang started Boom News in 2020. The outlet primarily operates on social media platforms and currently has approximately 66,000 followers on Instagram.",
  "summary": "Hong Kong national security police have arrested the founder of online media outlet Boom News, Tang Ho-wing, on suspicion of \"incitement by spreading disinformation\". According to the South China Morning Post, Tang, 37, was apprehended at around 7am on Wednesday. He is also known to internet users as \"Boom head\" or Bobby.\n\nTang was previously a journalist with the Chinese University of Hong Kong's student newspaper and the news branch of local online forum HK Golden. He started Boom News in 2020, which mainly operates on social media platforms and had around 66,000 followers on Instagram as of Wednesday morning.\n\nThe outlet's bio section states that it relies on Patreon and other payment platforms for funding, allowing readers to support independent journalists and uphold press freedom.",
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  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
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      }
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}