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Hong Kong could move to block Telegram app, citing ‘privacy violations’ —

May 19, 2022
Source: macprotricks.com macprotricks.com
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Authorities in Hong Kong could move to block the popular Telegram messaging app, amid fears that the city could gradually move towards internet censorship in mainland China. Privacy Commissioner Ada Chung told a Legislative Council (LegCo) committee about Monday that the government remains concerned about doxxing and other invasions of privacy, and that her office is considering blocking Telegram to address the issue. Chung’s office issued 227 removal orders for 12 online platforms between October 8, 2021 and December 31, 2021, and requested removal of posts revealing people’s personal details, something that was criminalized in an amended privacy ordinance last...
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