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.
TikTok, which is owned by China-based ByteDance, has consistently denied sharing any user data with authorities in China, and was adamant it did not intend to begin to agree to such requests. The company expected to take several days to wind-down app operations in Hong Kong.
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