YouTube blocked the account of Hong Kong's sole leadership candidate John Lee on Wednesday because of U.S. sanctions against him, while Facebook owner Meta said he could keep his account but not use payment services.
The move, which has no bearing on his chances of winning office, follows the imposition of U.S. sanctions on Lee and other Hong Kong and Chinese officials in 2020 over what Washington said was their role in curbing the city’s freedoms under a national security law Beijing imposed in June that year., which owns YouTube, said it had taken down Lee's campaign account to comply with U.S. sanction laws as Hong Kong's former security chief and No.
"With regards to some media which I will have no access to, I feel disappointed but this will not affect my election effort." Critics of the Hong Kong government say those freedoms are being eroded by Beijing, which authorities deny. A former career police officer, Lee is expected to prioritise security issues if he gets the top job, having previously urged new legislation to fully implement the sweeping national security law imposed by Beijing.
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