Facebook, WhatsApp and Telegram will suspend processing law enforcement requests for user data in Hong Kong, — AP
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 WhatsApp said in separate statements July 6 that they would freeze the review of government requests for user data in Hong Kong, "pending further assessment of the National Security Law, including formal human rights due diligence and consultations with international human rights experts”.
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