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Pakistan shuts down YouTube worldwide, TV station at home |
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Written by Justin Hemlepp
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Tuesday, 26 February 2008 |
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CNN reports that, “[a]n apparent move by the Pakistani government to block YouTube, the popular video-sharing Web site, knocked out access to the site worldwide for more than two hours.”
The government “cited a ‘highly blasphemous’ video featuring right-wing Dutch politician Geert Wilders” as the reason for the blockage. Citing AP, CNN report continues: “The block was intended to cover only Pakistan but extended to about two-thirds of the global Internet population.”
In other Pakistan-shutting-things-down news: “[O]ne of Pakistan's independent broadcasters, Aaj Television, was taken off air for about two and one half hours, according to Talat Hussein, an Aaj newscaster and talk show host. The move came during Hussein's evening political talk show which featured discussions with Aaj management personnel who, according to Hussein, had been banned from appearing on air by the Musharraf government soon after emergency rule was declared on November 3,” reports the Committee to Protect Journalists.
[IFEX, CNN, AsiaMedia No. 1, AsiaMedia No. 2, RSF, Hat Tip – GigaLaw]
Justin Hemlepp, executive editor of TheSequitur.com, is a third-year law student. |
