Hong Kong protest anthems online presence fades as govt seeks total ban

  HONG KONG --- Various versions of the pro-democracy protest anthem "Glory to Hong Kong" were unavailable on Apple's iTunes Store, Spotify, KKBOX, Facebook and Instagram's Reels on Wednesday after the government sought an injunction banning the song outright. A Reuters search for the song's Chinese title on Apple's iTunes Store and KKBOX and a search for the song's English title on Facebook and Instagram's Reels only showed a Taiwan version of the song by Taiwanese rock band The Chairman. The song was the unofficial anthem of Hong Kong's 2019 sometimes violent pro-democracy street protests. Various versions of the song released by the creator "ThomasDGX & HongKo...

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