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Ban on YouTube to continue
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will continue to ban YouTube indefinitely, more than two years after it blocked the video-sharing website for hosting a movie deemed insulting to Islam, an official said on Sunday. The Supreme Court of Pakistan ordered the government to block YouTube in September 2012 after a blasphemous movie was uploaded on it, sparking violent protests across the Islamic world. The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority has since been trying to block the movie, in a bid to restore access to the website, but a minister on Friday said there had been no headway in these efforts. “We fear there will be protests if the YouTube is unblocked without removing the blasphemous movie,” a telecommunication official said on Sunday. The ban has drawn criticism from free speech activists and student unions, who advocate for immediate restoration to help researchers.
Courtesy www.dailytimes.com.pk