There have been an increasing number of internet censorship instances in the last couple of years including China blocking access to news sites during the Beijing Olympics to that terrible opponent of free-speech, Australia. Now Pakistan is on the case, blocking YouTube for what it calls “growing sacrilegious content” the BBC has written.
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
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When Bans go wrong. Pakistan vs. Youtube
Once again the leaders of a country decided to ban a website because of (pick one: religious beliefs, political beliefs, constitution, local laws, medieval mindsets) which reminds me a lot of the kid that goes crying to their mama if another kid is mean to them. The other kid being Youtube in this case and the crying baby Pakistan, or more precisely the leaders of Pakistan.
