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Hong Kong is considering blocking Telegram
On Tuesday, the local newspaper Sing Tao Daily reported, which is the Commissioner for Personal Privacy Data is considering restricting access to Telegram for distributing personal data of government officials and citizens.
The authorities have so far avoided Internet restrictions similar to China, where many foreign services are banned by the great Chinese firewall.
A Telegram representative commented to Bloomberg about the situation:
Telegram supports freedom of speech and the right of users to protest peacefully. However, content that discloses personal information without consent (doxxing) is not allowed and is regularly removed.
In 2020, Telegram spokesman Mikhail Ravdovnikas reported that Telegram did not intend to process any data requests relating to its users in Hong Kong until there was an international consensus on current political changes in the city.
In September, Hong Kong tightened data privacy laws to prevent doxxing. Blocking Telegram could be a logical step in the fight against doxing after 2019 protesters released details about police officers and other government employees.
Officials will consider public opinion before making a decision.
Read news about Telegram in Chinese at @tginfocn
#hongkong #lock
On Tuesday, the local newspaper Sing Tao Daily reported, which is the Commissioner for Personal Privacy Data is considering restricting access to Telegram for distributing personal data of government officials and citizens.
The authorities have so far avoided Internet restrictions similar to China, where many foreign services are banned by the great Chinese firewall.
A Telegram representative commented to Bloomberg about the situation:
Telegram supports freedom of speech and the right of users to protest peacefully. However, content that discloses personal information without consent (doxxing) is not allowed and is regularly removed.
In 2020, Telegram spokesman Mikhail Ravdovnikas reported that Telegram did not intend to process any data requests relating to its users in Hong Kong until there was an international consensus on current political changes in the city.
In September, Hong Kong tightened data privacy laws to prevent doxxing. Blocking Telegram could be a logical step in the fight against doxing after 2019 protesters released details about police officers and other government employees.
Officials will consider public opinion before making a decision.
Read news about Telegram in Chinese at @tginfocn
#hongkong #lock