đ Free Tide: Facebook rejects HK over 200 times
đ Free Tide: Facebook rejects HK over 200 times
China comes up with its legal answer to foreign sanctions.
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Facebook rejected all 202 of the Hong Kong governmentâs appeals for user data. All requests were made within six months of the National Security Lawâs enactment in June 2020. In response to a question on whether Facebookâs non-compliance broke any of HKâs laws, a police representative said relevant individuals and parties would be asked to provide information âwhen it is needed for its crime investigationsâ.Â
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An anti-sanctions law, allowing aggrieved parties to sue for compensation in Chinese courts, is set to be passed by the National Peopleâs Congress Standing Committee on Thursday.
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