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Egyptian Court Wants To Block YouTube For a Month

Posted by timothy on from the new-regime-of-youthful-exuberance dept.

First time accepted submitter rogue-girl writes that a "Cairo Administrative Court announced earlier on Feb. 9 that a ruling has been issued to block YouTube within the country for 30 days. This decision comes after a lawsuit was filed back in September 2012 during the turmoil caused by the infamous trailer 'The Innocence of Muslims' spread through the popular video platform. The Court has also asked for all websites having published parts or the entire trailer to be banned for 30 days."

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  1. It's because of the police abuse by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    They are blocking it because they are ashamed of the police abuse caught on videos. The 'Innocence of Muslims' video is excuse they are using to hide.

    Here's the real thing they want to hide from:

    Man being dragged, beaten, and stripped of clothes - http://youtu.be/AlgUUGKZ4R4

    Man in wheel chair shot by police - http://youtu.be/WAOkfxibwr0

    Police use live ammunition and shoot randomly in the city of Tanta - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k27pETl46qg

    More photos and videos here of the stuff going on: http://egyptianstreets.com/2013/01/29/revolution-2-0/

    Thanks to StormXMX on reddit for the links. I only repost so others can be aware of what is happening.