Tech giants threaten to leave Hong Kong if data privacy laws change Facebook, Twitter, Google and Alphabet, told the Hong Kong government the companies may leave the city if new anti-doxing laws are adopted Author of the article: Daniel Johnson Publishing date: Jul 05, 2021 • 18 hours ago • 2 minute read • The Facebook Inc. Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp apps are arranged for a photograph on a smartphone in Hong Kong, China, on Tuesday, July 7, 2020. Internet giants from Facebook Inc. to Google and Twitter Inc. say they won’t process user data requests from the Hong Kong government amid concerns that a new security law could criminalize protests. Photo by Photographer: Roy Liu/Bloomberg ORG XMIT: 775531720