<p>Mountain View, California: Alphabet's YouTube on Tuesday said it will comply with a Hong Kong court decision and block access to 32 video links deemed to be prohibited content.</p><p>The action follows a government application granted by Hong Kong's Court of Appeal requesting the ban of a protest anthem called "Glory to Hong Kong.</p><p>"In comments criticizing the court order, YouTube said the ruling would raise skepticism around the Hong Kong government's work to foster the digital economy and reclaim its reputation as a predictable place for doing business.</p>.<p>"We are disappointed by the Court’s decision but are complying with its removal order," YouTube said in a statement. "We’ll continue to consider our options for an appeal, to promote access to information."</p><p>A spokesperson for YouTube, part of Mountain View-based Alphabet, said the geoblocking of videos would take effect immediately for viewers in Hong Kong, following an injunction that deemed the content to be "prohibited publications."</p>.UK police charge three men with helping Hong Kong's foreign intelligence service .<p>Eventually, links to the videos will no longer show up on Google Search in Hong Kong as the company's systems process the changes, YouTube said.</p><p>The company said it shared human rights groups' concern that the content ban could chill free expression online. (Reporting by Jeffrey Dastin in Mountain View, California; Editing by Chris Reese)</p>
<p>Mountain View, California: Alphabet's YouTube on Tuesday said it will comply with a Hong Kong court decision and block access to 32 video links deemed to be prohibited content.</p><p>The action follows a government application granted by Hong Kong's Court of Appeal requesting the ban of a protest anthem called "Glory to Hong Kong.</p><p>"In comments criticizing the court order, YouTube said the ruling would raise skepticism around the Hong Kong government's work to foster the digital economy and reclaim its reputation as a predictable place for doing business.</p>.<p>"We are disappointed by the Court’s decision but are complying with its removal order," YouTube said in a statement. "We’ll continue to consider our options for an appeal, to promote access to information."</p><p>A spokesperson for YouTube, part of Mountain View-based Alphabet, said the geoblocking of videos would take effect immediately for viewers in Hong Kong, following an injunction that deemed the content to be "prohibited publications."</p>.UK police charge three men with helping Hong Kong's foreign intelligence service .<p>Eventually, links to the videos will no longer show up on Google Search in Hong Kong as the company's systems process the changes, YouTube said.</p><p>The company said it shared human rights groups' concern that the content ban could chill free expression online. (Reporting by Jeffrey Dastin in Mountain View, California; Editing by Chris Reese)</p>