Lawmakers Urge YouTube to Unblock Pro-Democracy Song ‘Glory to Hong Kong’

Published on June 6, 2024

Two lawmakers are calling on Google and YouTube to restore access to the song “Glory to Hong Kong” on the YouTube platform in Hong Kong. The request comes after a Hong Kong court ordered the video platform to block the song last month. In a letter dated June 4 to Google CEO Sundar Pichai and YouTube CEO Neal Mohan, Rep. Chris Smith (R-N.J.) and Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), chair and co-chair of the bipartisan Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC), respectively, said YouTube may have restricted the song more than the court’s injunction required and urged them to unblock the song....

Continue reading on website
Other news

Hallie Biden Testifies Hunter Biden Was Using Drugs During Period He Bought Gun

June 6, 2024
WILMINGTON, Del.—Prosecutors called Hallie Biden to testify on June 6, the fourth day of Hunter Biden’s federal gun trial, detailing their shared romantic relationship, alleged mutual drug use, and messages purportedly showing Mr. Biden was using drugs around the time he bought the gun.Ms. Biden is the widow of Mr. Biden’s deceased brother, Beau, who died from cancer in 2015. Mr. Biden previously

After Trump Verdict, Swing State Poll Shows How It Impacts Voters’ Decisions

June 6, 2024
Days after former President Donald Trump was found guilty by a Manhattan jury, a poll in a 2024 battleground state shows that voters still favor the former president.In a Quinnipiac University poll conducted between May 30 to June 5, the former president had a 5-point edge over President Joe Biden in Georgia. About 49 percent backed President Trump, compared with 44 percent who supported President