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Protest anthem Glory to Hong Kong starts to vanish from online sites as government seeks ban

Protestors sing Glory to Hong Kong at a shopping mall in Hong Kong in 2019. The song has disappeared from some online platforms amid efforts by the government to ban its distribution.
Protestors sing Glory to Hong Kong at a shopping mall in Hong Kong in 2019. The song has disappeared from some online platforms amid efforts by the government to ban its distribution. Photograph: Tyrone Siu/Reuters

Versions of Glory to Hong Kong, the unofficial anthem of the city’s pro-democracy movement in 2019, have disappeared from several streaming platforms, amid a government bid to ban online distribution of the song.

Variations of the song distributed by DGX Music, the team of creators who own the rights to the title, were no longer available on Spotify, Apple’s iTunes, Facebook and KKBOX worldwide on Wednesday, though a rendition performed by a Taiwanese band still remained. Several music videos were also accessible on YouTube on Thursday.

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