TikTok pulls out of Hong Kong as police get sweeping new powers

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Social media companies pull back as full extent of national security legislation imposed by China becomes clear

TikTok is to pull its app from Hong Kong app stores as social media companies react to the sweeping new national security laws imposed on the city by Beijing.

 

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They simply thought the Chinese version of the app is more appropriate to such Asia’s world city

It will be replaced with Douyin - the Chinese government censorsed version that is used in mainland China.

I wonder how many Global business think they can get away from CCP. In Globalisation, Everyone is under their influence. WHO was bribed to downplay the virus for CCP. The law stated it applied to everyone in the world. Business with China are also be threatened.

TikTok pulled out of Hong Kong because it was ordered to by the PRC, after which it will turn all user date over to the CCP

'Pulls out.' Appropriate metaphor

TIK TOK a chinese social media company that took credit for making trump rally in tulsa not to be filled up is now folding up its apps in hong kong because of hong kong sweeping law reforms imposed by china.who gets the credit now?tik tok or china?

Local newspapers are having their leadership replaced too by someone from Beijing like rthk_enews

1984 has arrived ministry of truth we will see a great rewrite of history

I wonder if Hong Kong thought the world would save them? Sad business.

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