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TikTok to Exit Hong Kong Following National Security Law (Report)

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Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefMassively popular video sharing app TikTok may pull out of Hong Kong within a matter of days.“In light of recent events, we’ve decided to stop operations of the TikTok app in Hong Kong,” a company spokesman told the Reuters news agency.

The source said the move was made because it was not clear if Hong Kong would now fall entirely under mainland China’s jurisdiction.On Monday, other international social media groups Facebook (which owns WhatsApp and Instagram), Telegram and Google said that they had suspended co-operation with Hong Kong authorities over user-data requests.

Facebook said it was conducting a review. WhatsApp said it was conducting formal human-rights due diligence and consultations with.

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