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Sarah Clarke

Social media firms worried about China's Hong Kong security law

Social media firms worried about China's Hong Kong security law

Some of the world's largest social media companies are reviewing their operations in Hong Kong after Beijing imposed its new national security law.

Some social media platforms have announced that they will suspend processing government and police requests for user data.

But Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam said the legislation would protect and not undermine the city's freedoms and human rights.

Al Jazeera's Sarah Clarke has more from Hong Kong.

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