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Pakistan threatens to ban Google over 'blasphemous material'

Pakistan threatens to ban Google over
  • Posted June 11, 2013, 1:30 PM by Jesse Schoff | Filed in Industry News
  • Pakistan is threatening to block all Google sites if the company does not remove “blasphemous and objectionable material” from YouTube, says Anusha Rahman Khan, the country’s new IT and telecommunications minister.

Pakistan lifts YouTube ban, reinstates ban minutes later

Pakistan lifts YouTube ban, reinstates ban minutes later
  • Posted December 31, 2012, 1:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in The Web
  • When YouTube refused to take down a controversial video called "Innocence of Muslims" this summer, a small number of violent protests were sparked. Pakistani officials reacted by imposing a country-wide block of YouTube. According to the New York Times, YouTube was made…

Pakistan to censor words like "athletes foot" in text messages

Pakistan to censor words like "athletes foot" in text messages
  • Posted November 22, 2011, 4:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in The Web, Mobile Computing
  • Pakistan's communications regulator, the Pakistan Telecommunications Authority, has been exploring censorship for words deemed too inappropriate for texting. There are mixed reports about whether or not the changes have taken effect yet, but it should be any day now according…

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