Pakistan blocks access to YouTube [Merged]

[Shamraz_Khan]

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@PyariCgudia

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It amazes me these vaderas and chaudries and goons sitting in these leadership positions underestimate Pakistanis so much - I mean you’d think that in their mind, they must be viewing us as no more aware of the world as the budha babba that picks their wheat for them, who has never travelled a day outside his village in his life.

Don’t they get that doing stuff like this doesn’t accomplish anything and in the end makes them look dumb? Pakistanis will find a way to access all kinds of unIslamic things, and their own kids are partying it up at cocaine-filled raves.

I wonder if playboy is banned. :halo: I mean, if you’re going to go all crazy over unIslamic websites…

These people are stuck in past & are forgetting that censorship never accomplishes anything. Whenever you censor something people will find the way to get around it.

[Kaka_MaNNa]

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@Faisal

^ I don't think I would want to go down the route of "Pakistan is a secular nation".

The whole issue that a government will ban a website (a fairly popular general purpose website, and not a bonafide hate site) to block all people in Pakistan from accessing blasphemous content is very silly. Internet is full of all kinds of content. There are all kinds of extreme hatred sites, forums, porn sites etc. Its like banning Google or Yahoo. Makes no sense.

My suspicion is that there is something else in play here. The issue of blasphemous content is just a smoke screen. May be its those video clips that are uploaded to YouTube that show blantant rigging in the elections.

Rest of the world can still see those videos... so, what is the point of blocking the site from within Pakistan?

[mercenary2k]

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^^ None, and that is just the stupidity of it all

I just watched that video, no biggie

[arjay]

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@_pyari_sii_bachi

wtf?

PIYARI SII BACHI?
BURRA SA LAFZ??????

[arjay]

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@saieen

government of pak has every right to block demeaning or blasphemous content in every way possible. there is nothing wrong in doing that. if other governments can block and censor websites and content on the bases of national security and hatred then why Pakistani government can't do that same? I'm sure Denmark will have no problem in screening an anti-muhammad or anti-islam or anti-Quran movie but will they ever allow a movie about holocaust and doubts raise about it? i think not.

I completely agree with you...friend!

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[WitchDr]

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@ehtasab

I have 100% doubt

WOW. What kind of doubt that would be!

[Ali_R]

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@Lusi

I didn’t know Musharraf was a Chaudry…

[underthedome]

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This works perfect for those who can't control their emotions when someone is blasphemy towards Mohammed. KFC and their insurancers probably supported this action. Ali_R This is great, right?

[Ali_R]

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This works perfect for those who can't control their emotions when someone is blasphemy towards Mohammed. KFC and their insurancers probably supported this action. Ali_R This is great, right?

I have never justified blocking access to YOutube. Read up. Dumb people exists everywhere, so I wouldnt be bothered about some privately offers to make jokes on our Prophet (saw) or/and religion, whereas when It is launched officially to spread hatred (propaganda) and is being used as advertisment (money). It all becomes a quite different debate then.

[Moonshiner]

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I have never justified blocking access to YOutube. Read up.

It seems people on GS have a disease which makes them make assumptions about others.

[Ali_R]

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It seems people on GS have a disease which makes them make assumptions about others.

Musharraf has banned Youtube on purpose. Altaf, Musharraf, Geo News were most searched on Youtube. Abh khud hi sooch lo.

[Moonshiner]

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Musharraf has banned Youtube on purpose. Altaf, Musharraf, Geo News were most searched on Youtube. Abh khud hi sooch lo.

Exactly. The Pakistani government could care less about Islam or the Prophet. We are slaves to the West and have no pride in ourselves, unlike Iran.

[_MuNiYa]

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Thats so horrible

[Ali_R]

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Exactly. The Pakistani government could care less about Islam or the Prophet. We are slaves to the West and have no pride in ourselves, unlike Iran.

I feel proud of my roots :D
But then If we had ahmadinejads in every country, we would see a democratic Muslim rule all over...and I think there is some opposition to It. And Atturk would be first one crying.

[STONECOLD]

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sorry but i didnt think Pakistanis could get youtube with the sub 56k connections they have over there!!!!

Anyway whatever!

[ehtasab]

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@WitchDr

WOW. What kind of doubt that would be!

That would be "i fully doubt" :D or you could say "I am certain" :)

[Aalsi]

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Mashallah. Pakistan is such a global power these days that it can affect over a hundred million internet users globally. :)

[Hum_Hain_Lajawab]

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@Aalsi

Mashallah. Pakistan is such a global power these days that it can affect over a hundred million internet users globally.

Yaar General ko to chor detey

[Aalsi]

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@Hum_Hain_Lajawab

Yaar General ko to chor detey

Abay, I did not mention the greatest Pakistani leader since Quaid-e-Azam at all in my reply.

[Lusi]

Pakistan blocks access to YouTube [Merged]

I got this article, it highlights some of the important events that must have led to this youtube ban.

http://www.bloggernews.net/114054

The telecommunication authorities are claiming in Pakistan that YouTube was blocked for featuring allegedly blasphemous documentaries. While this move if triggered by this motive is as foolish as burning an entire library just because on a page of one of the books someone has scribbled a couple of words against you, it is far from truth. Actually Musharraf is a very self centered and insecure man these days and has recently learned from his sycophants that YouTube carries many videos critical of his government especially his torture on lawyers and political captives and since during this campaign technology played critical role in influencing people he wants to block out every kind of criticism. Again many citizens have reportedly uploaded video clips showing rigging under process in the constituencies where his allies either won or managed to dilute the verdict. There is distant though connected evidence why this must be true.

The day when the government decided to block YouTube two things happened. First AAJ TV brought back on air two of its anchors banned by Musharraf. The channel was immediately blocked by the satellite operator. The crime of the two anchors (Nusrat Javed and Mushtaq Minhas) was only to doubt Musharraf’s previous claims thinking out loud on television. Musharraf’s this ban has affected many of Pakistan’s leading anchors and opinion leaders of which I am aware of Dr Shahid Masood, Hamid Mir, Asma Sherazi and Kashif Abbasi apart from the above two.

The second thing that happened was the airing of an investigative report by Geo television which showed footage of rigging in the constituencies of Musharraf loyalists made through hidden camera. This too has reportedly not gone down well with Musharraf. Since in the past the regime also tried to block google’s weblog hosting service blogger.com in the name of countering blasphemy, the ban on YouTube does not seem anything different. But Musharraf’s toadies are not happy with Pakistani blogs and cable channels too. So a similar ban may follow on these outlets too unless the west pressures him not to do so. This episode however has exposed Musharraf’s liberal credentials and committment to fighting extremism yet again.