People raise their hands as they sing the protest anthem "Glory to Hong Kong" during an anti-government protest in the Central district of Hong Kong, China, Nov 30, 2019 HONG KONG: An appeals court in Hong Kong demanded Wednesday that a protest song popular during pro-democracy demonstrations be removed from the internet, judging it was a"weapon" to inciteThe case has been closely watched for how it would affect tech firms and internet platform operators -- a concern raised...
The move is to"persuade the internet service providers not to provide the convenience and not to facilitate the commission of unlawful acts," Lam told reporters. Angering the city's government, the song has been played at several international sporting events in recent years, with event organisers mistaking it for the Chinese territory's anthem.Reversing a lower court's decision last year, appeal judge Jeremy Poon wrote in a judgement that the composer of the song had"intended it to be a 'weapon' and so it had become".
Industry group Asia Internet Coalition, representing tech gians such as Google and Spotify, said it was assessing the implications of the decision"to determine its impact on businesses". "I understand the government's need to defend national security, but I worry it would take up too much of their resources to police the whole internet," Lai told AFP.
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