YouTube Blocked In Pakistan 299
kokoko1 submits this snippet from The Telegraph, which reports that Facebook isn't alone — now YouTube, too, is being censored in Pakistan. "The blocking of YouTube comes a day after a Pakistani court blocked Facebook amid a growing row over a competition on the social networking website to design cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad." Update: 05/20 18:58 GMT by T : According to an anonymous reader, Wikipedia and Flickr are out, too.
Update: 05/21 12:11 GMT by KD : And now add Twitter to the blocked list. This post claims that more than 1,000 sites are being blocked in Pakistan.
Update: 05/21 12:11 GMT by KD : And now add Twitter to the blocked list. This post claims that more than 1,000 sites are being blocked in Pakistan.
Ban /. (Score:5, Funny)
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Perhaps now, Pakistan will ban /. and we can stop hearing about stupid Pakistani Muslims who get offended of stick drawings.
In related news... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Mohammed (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Self-limiting (Score:3, Funny)
I'm just sayin'
Obligatory (Score:4, Funny)
And nothing of value was lost.
Re:Muhammad's asshole (Score:1, Funny)
In the words of Achmed the dead terrorist [youtube.com], I WILL KILL YOU.
Re:smells like dissent (Score:3, Funny)
Re:In related news... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Ban /. (Score:4, Funny)
And let me tell you how glad I am that we can keep our conversation on such a civil level when disagreeing.
Re:They don't even understand the history (Score:5, Funny)
none of the profits are supposed to be immortalized
No no, you're getting your hemispheres mixed up---we immortalize profits in the West. They immortalize prophets in the East.
Re:They don't even understand the history (Score:4, Funny)
That's a pretty far distance from me here in Arizona. Malta isn't that much farther for me to travel to than the UK, and Malta is probably much more interesting to visit too. The weather's better too.
Re:New Internet Meme !!! (Score:2, Funny)
Did Mohammed wear a turbin?
Generating electricity from Middle Easterners? Now that's an idea!
Re:Mohammed (Score:3, Funny)
not supposed to eat any port products
What if the ham came from the starboard side of the ship?
Re:Self-limiting (Score:3, Funny)
Yeah, when they can no longer see funny cat videos, there will be a revolution.
Re:The problem (Score:3, Funny)
Have you looked at North Korea lately?
Better get those looks in soon.
Re:smells like dissent (Score:3, Funny)
Infidel pig! May all your camels suffer from flatulence and halitosis!