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Hong Kong judge defies government’s bid to ban pro-democracy protest song, saying it could undermine freedom of expression (www.theguardian.com)

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The government had sought the injunction banning online publication or distribution of the song, arguing it insulted China’s national anthem and could give people the impression that Hong Kong was an independent country.

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[–] naeap@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

In Austria we have an so called 'Index' of creative works, that are not allowed in public or to be sold - not sure if property is disallowed as well.

I don't think, that hiding things helps any discussion, but I'm usually not the one, that makes those decisions...

[–] BROOT@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think contextually that’s a little bit different. Austria has some material that could be, without much effort, tied to supporting nazism banned.

[–] naeap@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 year ago

There is also much punk (e.g. Kein Gerede - WIZO) on the index, so absolutely not tied to nazism in quite some cases, but only being anti establishment