Google Closes Hong Kong Chief Executive Candidate John Lee's YouTube Channel, Caused by U.S. Sanctions Against Democratic Movement Suppression

Google has closed the YouTube channel of John Lee, who is running for the Chief Executive of Hong Kong in May 2022. Lee has been sanctioned by the U.S. government for directing the suppression of democratic movements in Hong Kong, and the channel closure is reportedly the result of Google's consideration of the U.S. government's intentions.

Supporters of Hong Kong chief executive candidate John Lee accuse Google of interfering in poll after YouTube pulls his channel | South China Morning Post
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Mr. Lee, who was the director of the security bureau in Hong Kong, has directed the suppression of the democratization movement by forcing the newspaper ' Ringo Daily ', which had many articles critical of China, to be discontinued . After that, Mr. Lee became the number two magistrate in Hong Kong. In 2022, he is running for an election to decide the Chief Executive of Hong Kong, and since there is only one candidate, Mr. Lee, it is certain that he will be elected.

Mr. Lee opened accounts on Facebook , Instagram , YouTube, etc. as part of the election campaign and made his claim, but it became clear that the YouTube channel was closed by Google on April 20, 2020. rice field.

A Google spokeswoman told the South China Morning Post that 'as a result of our service provision policy and US sanctions laws, we have decided to shut down Lee's channel.' .. As mentioned above, Mr. Lee was sanctioned by the US government for 'violating Hong Kong's autonomy' because he was a central figure in the suppression of the democratic movement. The closure of the YouTube channel is believed to be the result of Google's consideration of the intentions of the US government.

'The sanctions that the United States has imposed on me are unjustified actions. Sanctions only increase the confidence that my actions are correct,' Lee wrote on Facebook, claiming that the YouTube channel closure was unjustified. doing.


In addition, a spokeswoman for Meta, which operates Facebook and Instagram, said, 'If we identify an account managed by someone on the U.S. government's sanctioned list, we have a legal obligation to take certain steps. In the future, the Facebook and Instagram accounts managed by Mr. Lee may also be closed.

At the time of writing the article, Lee's Facebook and Instagram account pages are both accessible.

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