Hong Kong is targeting Western Big Tech companies in its ban of a popular protest song
MIT Technology Review - 2024-05-10T00:32:27.000Z

It wasn’t exactly surprising when on Wednesday, May 8, a Hong Kong appeals court sided with the city government to take down “Glory to Hong Kong” from the internet. The trial, in which no one represented the defense, was the culmination of a years-long battle over a song that has become the unofficial anthem for…

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The territory’s justice minister has called for the anthem to be removed from the internet in the wake of the rulingHong Kong has demanded a protest song that was made popular during pro-democracy demonstrations in the territory be removed from the internet, in the wake of a court ruling which banned it.In its judgment on Wednesday, the court of appeal described the song Glory to Hong Kong as a “weapon” to incite violent protests in 2019. Continue reading
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Protest song ‘Glory to Hong Kong’ now banned in city after appeals court overturns ruling
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A protest song has been banned in Hong Kong because authorities say it has been "weaponized."

Court bans Glory to Hong Kong protest song prompting further fears for free speech

Protest song ‘Glory to Hong Kong’ now banned in city after appeals court overturns ruling