'Disappointed' by court’s decision, video platform owner is complying, considering appeal
Google has complied with a May 8th order from a Hong Kong court to ban the pro-democracy protest song often mistaken for a national anthem,"Glory to Hong Kong," by blocking 32 videos on YouTube. no longer appear on the platform from a Hong Kong IP address. Instead, Hong Kong viewers receive a message stating the content is"not available on this country domain due to a court order.
The song emerged in the Special Administrative Region of China in 2019 during protests against a law that allowed Hong Kong residents to be extradited to China. The song advocates for the liberation of Hong Kong and unity to fight for freedom. Despite its roots as a protest song, it is commonly mistaken as Hong Kong's national anthem, thanks to the sometimes inconvenientThis has led the song to even being mistaken by organizers of sporting events as the official national anthem. The song has mistakenlyThat correct song is China's national anthem,"March of the Volunteers", as Hong Kong is considered a part of China.
When asked about Google's"disappointment" in the court's decision to ban the song, China’s foreign minister Wang Wenbin said: "Given its constitutional responsibility to safeguard national security and the dignity of the national anthem, it is only legitimate and necessary for the Hong Kong SAR to stop anyone from using and disseminating relevant song to incite secession and insult the national anthem.
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