"Tik Tok" to withdraw from Hong Kong Impact of enforcement of "Hong Kong National Security Law" 18:05 on July 7
The company that runs the world-famous video sharing application "TikTok" centered around young people has decided to stop providing services in Hong Kong and withdraw from it. This seems to be a judgment that the enforcement of the “Hong Kong National Security Act” has increased the possibility that the authorities will be required to provide user information.
In Hong Kong, the “Hong Kong National Security Maintenance Law”, which enforces anti-governmental actions, came into effect on the 30th of last month, and the law also includes a text stating that the control of information on the Internet should be strengthened.
Under such circumstances, the Chinese company "Bite Dance" that operates the video sharing application "TikTok" has decided to stop providing services in Hong Kong and to withdraw.
In response to NHK's interview, "Bite Dance" states that "based on recent events in Hong Kong", and within a few days, "TikTok" will be deleted from the app store to make the app unavailable in Hong Kong. I am.
"TikTok" is provided as an app for overseas, which is not available in mainland China, and the decision of byte dance this time may be required by the authorities to censor the contents or provide user information. It seems that it has received an increase.
In addition, regarding the Hong Kong National Security Maintenance Law, Google and Facebook have revealed a review of their operations in Hong Kong, including temporarily suspending the disclosure of user data to authorities.