Pakistan Likely to Re-Open YouTube in 3rd May: Report

[Slav Defence]

ISLAMABAD: The ban on video-sharing website YouTube is likely to be lifted in the first week of May following talks between the Google administration and the Ministry of Information Technology, sources told Indian news agency ANI on Tuesday.

Google had earlier declined Pakistan’s demand of permanently blocking blasphemous content on the website owing to the absence of necessary laws and agreements between Pakistan and the US. According to the sources, negotiations this time were proving to be fruitful.

The IT ministry “took up the matter with US diplomatic level and eventually succeeded to convince the Google administration. Both sides to remove sacrilegious’ content from YouTube on good faith have so far agreed to meet in a video conference next week,” the sources were quoted as saying.

Two proposals are likely to be placed by Pakistani authorities during the video conference, the sources further said.

The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority had banned YouTube in September 2012 after Google turned down Islamabad’s request to remove the blasphemous video ‘Innocence of Muslims’, which sparked violence in the Muslim world including Pakistan...

REALLY???I DON'T THINK SO...

 

[Roybot]

The movie is still there on youtube though

 

[anum bano]

The only reason not to unblock YouTube is the presence of blasphemous material on it. PTA will open it as soon as we have a filtration mechanism or youtube remove the video.

 

[S.U.R.B.]

The movie is still there on youtube though

Now they'll get the chance to use to the dislike option.
The only problem that remains is to "UNwatch" it after watching it once.

 

[SQ8]

The movie is still there on youtube though

The fear being that the pious and believing public of Pakistan who follow the principles of the Prophet and his exemplary society will find their piety tested and torch, wreak and level their own cities and homes in protest of this blasphemous act.

 

[nair]

Op says 3rd march.... So is it open from last Friday?

 

[Haseebullah]

It still seems to be closed. False report.

 

[Peregrine]

It still seems to be closed. False report.

I just checked....its working at my end.

 

[anum bano]

The ban on YouTube in Pakistan is likely to be lifted in the first week of May, as Google administration has approached the Ministry of Information Technology but pakistani Authorities have said there are no plans to remove restrictions on the popular video-sharing website in the immediate future.

 

[indian_foxhound]

kab se sun raha... Betwn band kyu hua tha?