Police stand guard as Tong Ying-kit, the first person charged for incitement to secession and terrorist activities under the new National Security Law, arrives at a court on July 6 in Hong Kong. Tong, 23, is accused of deliberately driving his motorcycle into a group of police officers.
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Facebook and Twitter said Monday that they’re pausing the review of Hong Kong government requests for user data as they look more closely at a controversial new national security law China imposed on the region.
The law, which took effect last week, criminalizes “secession, subversion, organization and perpetration of terrorist activities, and collusion with a foreign country.” Terrorists acts include arson and damaging public transportation. Those found guilty under the law could face life imprisonment.
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