TikTok, the buzzy short-video platform owned by Chinese technology giant Bytedance, said today it would pull out of Hong Kong within a week in light of “recent developments” in the city.
Tech companies suspend processing Hong Kong government data requests
Facebook Inc , Google Inc and Twitter Inc suspended processing government requests for user data in Hong Kong, they said on Monday, following China’s establishment of a sweeping new national security …
China rebukes UK for ‘gross interference’ over Hong Kong
China’s ambassador to London accused Britain on Monday of gross interference and making irresponsible remarks over Beijing’s imposition of new security legislation in Hong Kong that he said could …
Facebook, WhatsApp, Twitter halt review of Hong Kong requests for data
Facebook said it said it would pause reviewing such requests from Hong Kong until it had reviewed the law, “including formal human rights due diligence and consultations with international human …
China plays colonial card to woo Ireland over Hong Kong
The Chinese embassy has invoked the colonisation of Ireland to claim that the Irish government should not criticise anti-protest legislation imposed on Hong Kong.The law introduced in Hong Kong by …
Why Hong Kongers Who Fear China Won’t Flood Into Nearby, Democratic Taiwan
Taiwan opened a government office this month to help Hong Kong citizens apply for residency as China passed a security law that worries people in the former British colony who have protested over the …
Facebook, WhatsApp, Twitter Suspend Review of Hong Kong Requests for User Data
Facebook and its WhatsApp messaging service, along with Twitter, have suspended processing requests for user data from Hong Kong law-enforcement agencies following China’s imposition of a …
Facebook, WhatsApp Block Government Requests for User Data in Hong Kong
Facebook, WhatsApp and Telegram will deny law enforcement requests for user data in Hong Kong as they assess the impact of a new national security law enacted last week. Facebook and its messaging app …
Facebook Temporarily Stops Hong Kong Data Requests
The social network said it would review the city’s punitive new national security law, a rare public questioning of Chinese policy by a large American tech company.
Facebook blocks Hong Kong authorities from accessing user data
Facebook has said it will temporarily block Hong Kong’s authorities from accessing user data after the semi-autonomous Asian city threatened jail terms against companies that di …