Eventually, links to the videos will no longer show up on Google Search in Hong Kong.
- Alphabet’s YouTube on May 14 said it will comply with a court decision and block access inside Hong Kong to 32 video links deemed to be prohibited content, in what critics say is a blow to freedoms in the financial hub amid a security clampdown.In comments criticising the court order, YouTube said the ruling would raise scepticism around the Hong Kong government’s work to foster the digital economy and reclaim its reputation as a predictable place for doing business.
“It is not a desirable situation from the perspective of free internet and free speech,” said Mr George Chen, co-chair of digital practice at the Asia Group, a Washington DC-based business policy consultancy. He is also former head of public policy for Greater China at Meta.“If you start to send platforms 100 or 1,000 links for takedown every day, this will drive platforms crazy and also make global investors more worried about Hong Kong’s free market environment.
A spokesperson for YouTube, part of Mountain View-based Alphabet in California, said the geoblocking of videos would take effect immediately for viewers in Hong Kong.
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