Pakistan - A year after YouTube blocked, users still denied access

Reporters without borders

It is a year to the day since the Pakistani authorities blocked access to the video-sharing platform YouTube on 17 September 2012 in response to the release of The Innocence of Muslims, a film considered blasphemous by many in the Muslim world. Two days before Pakistan's telecommunications minister is due to appear before the Lahore high court to explain the government's decision, Reporters Without Borders and the Pakistani digital rights group Bytes for All (B4A) join in condemning this (...)

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