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Google Blocks YouTube Videos of Hong Kong Protest Song After Court Order

  • Dozens of videos made unavailable, but some versions remain
  • Officials use injunction as new tool to pressure tech firms

Demonstrators sing the "Glory to Hong Kong" protest song during a flash mob at the International Finance Center (IFC) Mall in Hong Kong in Sept. 2019. 

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Alphabet Inc.’s YouTube blocked videos of a Hong Kong protest song in the city, days after a local court approved an injunction order to ban the song.

The Google video network said it would follow the ruling to make 32 versions of Glory to Hong Kong unavailable to users from the once-freewheeling Chinese city immediately, according to a statement. Attempts to access those videos from Hong Kong on Wednesday resulted in an error message saying, “This content is not available on this country domain due to a court order.”

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