Facebook, Google suspend processing Hong Kong government data requests

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Facebook, Google suspend processing Hong Kong government data requests

As Signal sees surge in sign-ups.

Facebook, Google and Twitter suspended processing government requests for user data in Hong Kong, following China's establishment of a sweeping new national security law for the semi-autonomous city. Facebook, which also owns WhatsApp and Instagram, said in a statement it was pausing ...

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