Censorship
Democracy Rules! Pakistan Blocks/Bans YouTube
Posted February 22nd, 2008 by iFaqeerThere’s an old (from our youth :p) Bollywood song that goes “Main ro’oon ya hansoon; karoon mai kyaa karoon?!” or “Should I cry or laugh; To do, what do I do?”
Users subscribing to the Internet though the PTCL (Pakistan Telecom Corporation Limited, the semi- or formerly-government-owned corporation), in particular, have been getting the following message today if they tried to access YouTube:
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Dear Internet Users

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