Facebook Inc, Google Inc and Twitter Inc suspended processing government requests for user data in Hong Kong, they said on July 6, 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 reviews for all of its services “pending further assessment of the National Security Law”.
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