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YouTube Blocked In Pakistan

kokoko1 submits this snippet from The Telegraph, which reports that Facebook isn't alone — now YouTube, too, is being censored in Pakistan. "The blocking of YouTube comes a day after a Pakistani court blocked Facebook amid a growing row over a competition on the social networking website to design cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad." Update: 05/20 18:58 GMT by T : According to an anonymous reader, Wikipedia and Flickr are out, too.
Update: 05/21 12:11 GMT by KD : And now add Twitter to the blocked list. This post claims that more than 1,000 sites are being blocked in Pakistan.

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  1. Ban /. by Archangel+Michael · · Score: 4, Funny

    O
      / ^ \
      * | -- Mohammad Carrying a bomb
          ^
        / \

    Perhaps now, Pakistan will ban /. and we can stop hearing about stupid Pakistani Muslims who get offended of stick drawings.

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    1. Re:Ban /. by Naturalis+Philosopho · · Score: 3, Funny

      And we can't have that, people getting along understanding each other's views and disagreeing in a civil manner. Nah we gotta fist-fuck you with assholish behavior to show you how wrong you are.

      And let me tell you how glad I am that we can keep our conversation on such a civil level when disagreeing.

  2. In related news... by cytoman · · Score: 4, Funny

    [snark]...blocking the internet ultimately resulted in such an increase in work productivity that Pakistan shot to the top of the list of developed countries in record time! [/snark]

    1. Re:In related news... by E+IS+mC(Square) · · Score: 4, Funny

      Seems a lot of farms are drying up on facebook.

  3. Re:Mohammed by Rallias+Ubernerd · · Score: 4, Funny

    hmm (((:~>>>>>> i fixed it for you

  4. Re:Self-limiting by hguorbray · · Score: 2, Funny

    and nothing of value was lost...

    I'm just sayin'

  5. Obligatory by Dunbal · · Score: 3, Funny

    And nothing of value was lost.

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  6. Re:Muhammad's asshole by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    In the words of Achmed the dead terrorist, I WILL KILL YOU.

  7. Re:smells like dissent by History's+Coming+To · · Score: 2, Funny

    Balls. Didn't work. Please mod into oblivion. Worked on Twitter though: http://twitter.com/_The_Geoff_

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  8. Re:They don't even understand the history by TangoMargarine · · Score: 5, Funny

    none of the profits are supposed to be immortalized

    No no, you're getting your hemispheres mixed up---we immortalize profits in the West. They immortalize prophets in the East.

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  9. Re:They don't even understand the history by Grishnakh · · Score: 3, Funny

    That's a pretty far distance from me here in Arizona. Malta isn't that much farther for me to travel to than the UK, and Malta is probably much more interesting to visit too. The weather's better too.

  10. Re:New Internet Meme !!! by TangoMargarine · · Score: 2, Funny

    Did Mohammed wear a turbin?

    Generating electricity from Middle Easterners? Now that's an idea!

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  11. Re:Mohammed by balbus000 · · Score: 3, Funny

    not supposed to eat any port products

    What if the ham came from the starboard side of the ship?

  12. Re:Self-limiting by nospam007 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Yeah, when they can no longer see funny cat videos, there will be a revolution.

  13. Re:The problem by bill_mcgonigle · · Score: 2, Funny

    Have you looked at North Korea lately?

    Better get those looks in soon.

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  14. Re:smells like dissent by BluBrick · · Score: 2, Funny

    Infidel pig! May all your camels suffer from flatulence and halitosis!

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    2. Why would you care?
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