Korean rapper Psy chases new megahit with 'Gentleman' video
Reuters | Sunday April 14, 2013
Hips swinging, South Korean rapper Psy launched the dance and video of his new song "Gentleman" at a packed Seoul concert on Saturday, with nearly 160,000 tuned in online to see if he could carry off a repeat of his megahit "Gangnam Style".
Pak considering to unblock YouTube, decision in couple of days
Press Trust of India | Thursday March 7, 2013
The Pakistan government will decide in a couple of days whether to lift a ban imposed on YouTube last year for hosting clips from a controversialanti-Islam film.
Egyptian regulator appeals against court's YouTube ban
Reuters | Friday February 15, 2013
Egypt's administrative court ordered the ministries of communication and investment to block YouTube because it had carried the film "Innocence of Muslims".
Pakistan to continue ban on YouTube
Press Trust of India | Thursday February 14, 2013
Five months after YouTube was banned in Pakistan for hosting clips from a controversial anti-Islam film, authorities have said there are no plans to remove restrictions on the popular video-sharing website in the immediate future.
Egypt court orders YouTube ban over anti-Islam film
Reuters | Monday February 11, 2013
An Egyptian court ordered the suspension of online video service YouTube for a month on Saturday for broadcasting a film insulting the Prophet Mohammad.
Pakistan to lift ban on YouTube within 24 hours: Rehman Malik
Press Trust of India | Friday December 28, 2012
Interior Minister Rehman Malik on Friday said Pakistani authorities would lift a ban on YouTube within 24 hours, over three months after the popular website was blocked so that people could not access clips from an anti-Islam film.
Russia briefly bans YouTube 'by mistake'
Agence France-Presse | Wednesday November 21, 2012
Web-surfing Russians endured a brief scare on Wednesday that the authorities had blocked YouTube after the video-sharing website appeared on a list of banned addresses, in what officials later called a "technical mistake".
Brazil court orders YouTube to remove anti-Islam film
Reuters | Wednesday September 26, 2012
A Brazilian court on Tuesday banned an online anti-Islam movie that spawned violent protests across the Muslim world and gave YouTube 10 days to pull the film's trailer from its website.
YouTube rejects blanket ban on anti-Islam film
Press Trust of India | Thursday September 13, 2012
A day after the attack on the US Consulate in Benghazi, video-sharing website YouTube today said it has restricted access to the film both in Libya and Egypt.
Afghanistan bans YouTube to prevent viewing of anti-Muslim film
Reuters | Wednesday September 12, 2012
Afghanistan banned the YouTube site on Wednesday so Afghans would not be able to watch a US-made film insulting the Prophet Mohammad that has sparked protests in Egypt and Libya and the killing of the US ambassador to Libya, the Ministry of Communica...
US military blocks websites for Japan aid effort
Agence France-Presse | Monday June 11, 2012
The US military has banned access to popular commercial websites to free up bandwidth for relief efforts in Japan
US military blocks websites for Japan aid effort
Agence France-Presse | Thursday March 17, 2011
The US military has banned access to popular commercial websites to free up bandwidth for relief efforts in Japan
Kanye West's Video Faces Ban Over Epilepsy Fears
Press Trust of India | Thursday February 24, 2011
Kanye West's video All of the Lights has been banned from Youtube over fears that it could cause epilepsy seizures due to it's flashing imagery.
Rihanna's 'S&M' banned in 11 countries
Press Trust of India | Thursday February 3, 2011
Rihanna's racy new video 'S&M' has reportedly been banned by 11 countries and faces an age restriction on YouTube.
After Facebook, Pak blocks YouTube
NDTV Correspondent | Thursday May 20, 2010
The popular social networking site and YouTube have both been banned in Pakistan after some groups invited people to draw their versions of the Prophet.
