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Hong Kong's national security law does not spell "doom and gloom", its leader said on Tuesday, as she tried to calm unease over legislation that critics say could quash freedoms that have underpinned ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong's national security law imposed by Beijing last week was not "doom and gloom" for the city, its leader Carrie Lam said on Tuesday, adding it was untrue to say she was not privy to any of its ... ( read original story ...)

Google, Facebook and Twitter said they were reviewing China’s punitive new national security law for the city, a rare public questioning of Chinese policy by major American tech companies. ( read original story ...)

TikTok, which has insisted it operates independently of Beijing despite its Chinese ownership, may be able to argue the withdrawal is a move to escape requests to censor content or share user data ... ( read original story ...)

TikTok said it will exit the Hong Kong market, joining other popular social media platforms expressing unease after China imposed a controversial national security law on the city. ( read original story ...)

Bookshelves purged and Tik Tok pulls out … Melbourne, Australia put in six-week Covid-19 lockdown … ode to devilishly good fiddle player ... ( read original story ...)

The companies said they were reviewing China’s punitive new national security law for the city, a rare public questioning of Chinese policy by major American tech companies. ( read original story ...)

The imposition of a sweeping national security law on Hong Kong has sent chills through Taiwan, deepening fears that Beijing will focus next on seizing the democratic self-ruled island. China and ... ( read original story ...)

As soon as Hong Kong's new national security law came into force last week, Ivan Ng removed all the protest-themed paintings, posters and flags from the list of items for sale at his Onestep Printing ... ( read original story ...)

However, Facebook, Google and Twitter do generate revenue from selling advertising to Chinese clients. Apple complied with the majority of requests it received from Hong Kong's government between ... ( read original story ...)

Facebook, WhatsApp, Twitter, Google and Telegram have all said they are "pausing" co-operation with requests for user information from the Hong Kong police. Several countries have criticised China for ... ( read original story ...)

Investors and foreign companies have been wary that Hong Kong's status as a financial hub would be eroded, as China moved to implement a controversial national security law on the city last week. ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong’s rallying stock market is defying predictions of the death of the city in the wake of a new security law. ( read original story ...)

Facebook Inc , Google Inc and Twitter Inc suspended processing government requests for user data in Hong Kong, they said on Monday, following China's establishment of a sweeping new national security ... ( read original story ...)