Stating that giving their current finances would allow operations to continue for 9 to 12 months, they would cease to accept sponsorships or subscriptions to prevent money "going to waste".

When the assailants were attacking commuters in the train station, some of them turned on Ho, who was knocked over and hit by sticks and wooden batons while she continued filming.

[14][15] Senior journalist Yau Ching-Yuen alleged that the police might have known that the victim was working for the Stand News and thus intentionally targeted the reporter.

As a result, Stand News wrote that "speech crimes" had arrived in Hong Kong, and removed commentary pieces from its website.

It also stopped accepting monthly donations from readers so as to avoid wasting donors' funds in the event that Stand News was suppressed in a similar manner as Apple Daily.

On 3 December 2021, Secretary for Security Chris Tang accused the outlet of bias, and of smearing Hong Kong's "smart prison" initiative.

Ronson Chan, a Stand News editor and chair of the Hong Kong Journalists Association, was also held for questioning by national security officers, and his home was raided;[20][21] two former board members – former legislator Margaret Ng and pop icon Denise Ho were among those arrested.

[22] Later the same day, Stand News announced on social media that it would cease publication and dismiss its employees as the company's assets were frozen by the police.