In comments criticizing the court order, YouTube says the ruling would raise skepticism around the Hong Kong government's work to foster the digital economy and reclaim its reputation as a predictable place for doing business
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The action follows a government application granted by Hong Kong’s Court of Appeal requesting the ban of a protest anthem called “Glory to Hong Kong.” The judges warned that dissidents seeking to incite secession could weaponize the song for use against the state. “We are disappointed by the Court’s decision but are complying with its removal order,” YouTube said in a statement. “We’ll continue to consider our options for an appeal, to promote access to information.”The action is not a worldwide first for the US technology sector or Google parent Alphabet, which has restricted items when legally required to do so.
Hong Kong does not have an official anthem. “Glory to Hong Kong” was written in 2019 during widespread pro-democracy protests that year, becoming an unofficial alternative anthem to China’s “March of the Volunteers.”
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