Posts Tagged ‘YouTube’
June 25th, 2010
A
leaked confidential document reveals that authorities are planning strict measures to control internet content. The guidelines, obtained by
Association for Progressive Communication member,
Bytes for All, propose laws allowing officials to block any online material that it finds “objectionable”. “Objectionable” is not defined, leading critics to argue that the move gives the government “carte blanche” over internet content. The move follows recent
widespread blocking of websites including Facebook and YouTube.
June 25th, 2010
On 23 June,
Viacom’s $1bn lawsuit against
YouTube was
thrown out by a US judge. The entertainment company had raised the claim citing widespread copyright infringement by the Google owned video hosting site. However, in his summary judgment, District Judge Louis Stanton held that Youtube was protected by the “safe provision” in the
Digital Millennium Copyright Act because they had swiftly removed all offending videos when prompted.
June 24th, 2010
The Lahore High Court has ordered that several websites, including Google, Yahoo, Amazon and YouTube should be blocked by the government. The move came after the court found that the sites carried and promoted “blasphemous” material .Earlier this year, Pakistan blocked Facebook in protest against the “Let’s Draw Mohammed Day” group that appeared on the social networking site.Read more
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June 16th, 2010
Turkey’s Internet censorship hit the news this week when the country’s own president raised his objections to the policy on Twitter. Yaman Akdeniz explains the state’s recent struggles with Google and YouTube
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June 9th, 2010
In addition to blocking Youtube, Turkey has now blocked access to various Google functions. The High Council for Telecommunications has revealed that since June 2010, Turkish internet service providers have been instructed to block Youtube-linked IP addresses. On 4 June, Google investigated complaints that certain Google services, including Google Analytics and Google Docs, were restricted. The Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe has estimated that 3700 websites are currently blocked in Turkey, including GeoCities, gay community sites and Kurdish sites.April 28th, 2010
Musician
M.I.A‘s video for her new single
Born Free has been
banned from Youtube just days after it was released. The controversial video, directed by Romain Gavras, shows American police rounding redheads, and subjecting them to brutal violence.
Critics have suggested the explicit video is a publicity stunt for M.I.A and the director, whose debut feature film
Redheads, is based on the same premise.
October 8th, 2009
The sentencing of two young rappers for posting a threatening song on YouTube sets a dangerous precedent, says Brendan O’Neill
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June 2nd, 2009
The Chinese authorities have blocked a range of popular social media including blogger, flickr, youtube and twitter ahead of the anniversary of the Tiananmen square massacre on 4 June. Read more
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