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| by Stephen Withers | |
| Monday, 25 February 2008 | |
  
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But the way the Internet works meant this route spread outside Pakistan, and YouTube's site became unavailable to a growing number of users around the world until the bogus route announcements were stemmed and YouTube issued new routes to undo the damage. The YouTube ban, announced by the Pakistan Telecommunications Authority last Friday, will run for an indefinite period and is reportedly a response to the presence of what the Pakistan government regards as anti-Islamic videos. While the Authority did not identify the material that led to the ban, reports suggest it may include the Danish newspaper cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed originally published in 2005, and a forthcoming film by Dutch national Geert Wilders. |
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