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Pakistan YouTube Block Breaks the World

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the oops-they-did-it-again dept.

Allen54 noted a followup to yesterday's story about Pakistan's decision to block YouTube. He notes that "The telecom company that carries most of Pakistan's traffic, PCCW, has found it necessary to shut Pakistan off from the Internet while they filter out the malicious routes that a Pakistani ISP, PieNet, announced earlier today. Evidently PieNet took this step to enforce a decree from the Pakistani government that ISP's must block access to YouTube because it was a source of blasphemous content. YouTube has announced more granular routes so that at least in the US they supercede the routes announced by PieNet. The rest of the world is still struggling."

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  1. PieNet fights back by proverbialcow · · Score: 4, Funny

    The PieNet Funding Bill is passed. The system goes on-line August 4th, 1997. Human decisions are removed from strategic defense. PieNet begins to learn at a geometric rate. It becomes self-aware at 2:14 a.m. Eastern time, August 29th. In a panic, they try to pull the plug.

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    1. Re:PieNet fights back by proverbialcow · · Score: 3, Funny

      Sarah: [narrating] Dyson listened while the Terminator laid it all down: PieNet, Judgment Day, the history of things to come. It's not everyday you hear that you're responsible for 3,141,592,653 deaths. He took it pretty well.

      Miles Dyson: I feel like I'm gonna throw up.

      John: Too much pie? Do you need some Redi-chill?

      T-1: Cool Whip, dickwad.

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  2. Re:CBG by owlnation · · Score: 3, Funny

    Worst. Title. Ever.
    Closely followed by the award for most incomprehensible summary. I've re-read it twice. I have no idea what is happening. Seems Pakistan has destroyed the internet or something. Although, despite living in the People's Republic of (formerly Great) Britain, my internet seems to be working. I can even access YouTube.

    Unless it's all a cunning plan by my Governemnt to make it seem like I can connect, but reality I'm behind Hadrian's Firewall and surfing the UK Intranet. Which, admittedly, knowing the UK Government is perfectly possible... All I know is living in the UK I'm in no position to criticize the Pakistanis, because their country is much freer than mine.
  3. Works for me by weave · · Score: 4, Funny

    "Works for me."

    /ticket closed.

  4. Re:But how did they do it? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Finally! English!

  5. Re:Cue "Islam is evil post" by RyuuzakiTetsuya · · Score: 4, Funny

    The content of the Quran, as read by the average reasonable person, resembles Mein Kampf in its degree of evil. Godwin's law. 10 yards back, redo the whole play.
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  6. Re:What a REAL oppressive theocracy looks like by Builder · · Score: 4, Funny

    Being the second fattest chick in the bar does NOT make you skinny!

  7. Re:But how did they do it? by Shakrai · · Score: 5, Funny

    You'd need one without any culture of censorship

    Sweden!

    and a strong enough military (including globally targeted nuclear missiles) not to be pushed around by the countries interested in censorship

    Oh. Shit. Well, ya had to muck things up with that requirement, huh?

    Wait, I know! The United States can take over Sweden! Then we'll have one country with no history of censorship and nuclear missiles! It's perfect!

    Hmm, free software/movies and Swedish chicks for me..... warmer weather and cheap blue jeans for them. Sounds like a win win for everybody concerned... and if any of those Swedes complain we'll just censor them ;)

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  8. Re:But how did they do it? by Amouth · · Score: 3, Funny

    First rule of BGP - NEVER advertise a route you don't own.

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  9. Re:But how did they do it? by TMB · · Score: 5, Funny

    Second rule of BGP is you DO NOT talk about BGP!

  10. Re:But how did they do it? by Shakrai · · Score: 4, Funny

    Are you joking?

    Yes.

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    I want peace on earth and goodwill toward man.
    We are the United States Government! We don't do that sort of thing.
  11. Re:But how did they do it? by Anonymous+Buzzword · · Score: 3, Funny

    That site doesn't work for me. Could you please upload the video to YouTube or someplace.

  12. Re:But how did they do it? by hullabalucination · · Score: 3, Funny

    ...and a strong enough military (including globally targeted nuclear missiles) not to be pushed around by the countries interested in censorship...

    They may not have nukes, but they DO have the Swedish Bikini Team, which is a powerful force for good. For example, name one time when North Korea has invaded Sweden. Just one. I rest my case.

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  13. Re:But how did they do it? by Kozz · · Score: 3, Funny

    My ! There's dancing cats on YouTube? What have I been doing with my life?

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