A few months back when anti-Islamic video was posted on YouTube and even after the protests from the Muslims of all over the world, YouTube did not remove the videos. Muslims made special requests as their feelings were badly hurt. Though the video “The innocence of Muslims” breached the terms and conditions of YouTube but still it was not removed for some reasons. Therefore, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) came into action and blocked the YouTube in Pakistan. The access was completely blocked in Pakistan and the message “This site is restricted by your service provider” was displayed.
Though people appreciated the step taken by the government but still there were people who used black hat techniques to gain the access. The most common method was the use of a Hot Spot shield. Apart from this some used proxy to access YouTube here in Pakistan. Though it was a good positive step taken by the government but it had created problems for the people who used to access YouTube for some constructive purpose apart from entertainment.
There were various rumors regarding the availability of the YouTube in Pakistan. It was found that some people had an access to YouTube using the Internet connection of private companies therefore PTA ordered every Internet providing companies to block YouTube completely. Hence, following the orders of PTA even the private companies blocked an access to YouTube.
However, some people claimed that YouTube will be back on December 1, 2012. Therefore, people were anxiously waiting for December 1, 2012 when they could finally taste the YouTube once again. Nonetheless, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority replied back saying that these are just rumors and hold no ground. Actually they are right on this as the authorities of the YouTube have not met the requirements of Pakistan yet.
According to the official, the world’s most famous video sharing website has failed to meet the requirements and demands of the government of Pakistan. They have still not removed the inappropriate content from the website which is the main cause of the issue. The video published on the YouTube is hurting the feelings of the people Pakistan hence they won’t allow YouTube to continue its services.
Even the Telecommunication Ministry has said that the YouTube has not unblocked yet and they do not have any plans until and unless they meet the demands of the Pakistan government. However, in the month of November YouTube became accessible to the three top mobile operators of Pakistan. This is still in consideration and there are chances that the government might even block the access for those mobile operators as well. We just have to wait and watch.
In the nutshell, it is a good step taken by the government. Some had to take the stand and this time it is the government of Pakistan. Being a Pakistani I am proud to that finally my government has taken a step for some good cause. Stick with me and I shall bring some new interesting news regarding YouTube.
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