Chinese-owned Tiktok Pulls App From Hong Kong Mobile Stores Amid National Security Law

ByteDance’s TikTok will pull its viral video app from Hong Kong’s mobile stores in coming days, becoming the first internet service to withdraw after Beijing enacted sweeping powers to crack down on national security threats. That announcement came after internet giants from Facebook to Google and Twitter voiced opposition to national security legislation that grants the Hong Kong government sweeping powers to police the online and public spheres.

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