More Hong Kongers tune out the news as they adapt to Beijing’s tightening grip

HONG KONG (AP) — Hannah Wong cried when the Hong Kong government effectively forced Apple Daily and Stand News out of business three years ago. Among the last news outlets in the city willing to criticize the government openly, many saw their end as a sign that the old Hong Kong was gone for good.

Today, the 35-year-old makeup artist says she’s gone from reading the news every day to reducing her intake drastically to protect herself from despair.

Four years into a crackdown on dissent...