“In light of recent events, we’ve decided to stop operations of the TikTok app in Hong Kong,” a spokesman told the BBC. The company’s exit from the city will come “within days,” according to the …
Microsoft, Zoom Join Pause On Hong Kong Data Requests
Microsoft and Zoom said they are pausing consideration of data requests by officials or police in Hong Kong, a precaution also taken by Facebook, Google and Twitter. “As we would with any new …
Hong Kong’s bourse reaps benefits of China homecomings
Less than a year after its pursuit of the London Stock Exchange Group ended in humiliating failure, the Hong Kong stock exchange is back on the front foot. Shares in Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing …
Just in: Central gov’t office for safeguarding national security in Hong Kong inaugurated
A billboard on the Law of the People’s Republic of China on Safeguarding National Security in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) in Central area in Hong Kong, south China, June 29, …
Hong Kong police given new surveillance powers
Police in Hong Kong have been given new powers to enforce its “national security law”, including the right to censor internet content and conduct searches without judicial approval.Carrie Lam, the …
TikTokalypse: U.S. and Hong Kong TikTok users freak out as global politics threatens their access to the app
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told Fox News on Monday that he is “looking at” banning TikTok and other Chinese social media apps.
Hong Kong will stay global financial center, despite new security law
Following the introduction of a new Chinese national security law, some are questioning the sustainability of Hong Kong’s position as an international financial center.
Internet Powers Collide in Hong Kong
My colleague Paul Mozur wrote about Facebook, Google, Facebook-owned WhatsApp, Twitter and some other digital companies’ saying they would temporarily stop handing over people’s information when the …
TikTok Maker Seeks to Strike Balance as China, U.S. Step Up Geopolitical Pressure
The Chinese maker of TikTok, the popular short-video platform, said it would pull its app out of Hong Kong amid concerns about a new national-security law, its second market exit in as many weeks.
China’s crackdown in Hong Kong raises fears the great internet firewall could expand
A new national security law could push U.S. tech companies out of Hong Kong, extending China’s influence in the city.