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https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/06/tech-firms-should-oppose-protest-song-ban>
"EFF and more than 24 civil society organizations have written to tech
companies including Apple, Google, Meta, Twitter, and Spotify urging them to
oppose the Hong Kong government’s application for an injunction to ban
broadcasting and distribution of the 2019 protest song, “Glory to Hong Kong.”
The injunction, if ordered by the court, would ban intermediaries from
broadcasting, performing, selling, or distributing the song and its lyrics. It
would also require companies to remove the song from their platforms.
This would have a disastrous impact on the rights to freedom of expression and
access to information not only in Hong Kong, but globally, and would exacerbate
concerns around the tendency of Hong Kong authorities to apply abusive laws for
actions committed outside Hong Kong’s territory.
In December 2022, Google refused a request from authorities in Hong Kong to
replace “Glory to Hong Kong” with Hong Kong’s national anthem as the top search
item. More broadly, during 2022, the Hong Kong government requested that Google
remove 330 items, of which 30 per cent were complied with. Similarly, between
July 2020 and June 2022, Meta reported the removal of content in 50 instances
after pressure from the Hong Kong government."
Via Rixty Dixet.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
