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• 02.25.08
  Pakistan Blocked YouTube Today
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  Another country is at it…let’s welcome Pakistan to the list of nations that is sticking it to the World Wide Web by restricting its citizens from accessing YouTube. South Asians are top contributors to the site…so YouTube should instantly realize a slump in traffic. But the biggest issue is actually the censorship being imposed on Pakistan’s citizens. Outraged religious leaders with friends in high places had their last buttons pushed when they found anti-Islamic content on the mega-popular viral video site. The biggest polemic has stemmed from the recently controversial Danish comics that depict defaming images of major Islamic figures. Pakistan has ...