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Telegram refused to process any Hong Kong government data requests following National Security Law
Jul 1, 2020After the Hong Kong National Security Law was enacted in June 2020, Telegram announced it would not process Hong Kong government data requests. Telegram stated: 'Telegram has never shared any data with the Hong Kong authorities in the past and does not intend to process any data requests related to its Hong Kong users until an international consensus is reached in relation to the ongoing political changes in the city.' Telegram had been widely used by Hong Kong protesters for encrypted organizing.