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Map request note: A world map showing countries that have blocked YouTube would go well at the top. Richard001 (talk) 02:03, 27 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Done. OnurT^contribs 22:43, 7 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Youtube has never been blocked in brazil.. Much fuss but nothing was done..—Preceding unsigned comment added by 63.246.169.242 (talk • contribs) 16:51, 20 August 2007

The user 203.99.185.151 has been removing a block of text which links the Pakistan YouTube block to charges of voting irregularities. I have no particular opinion about the text, but the removal of it without comment seems inappropriate. Tb (talk) 18:38, 25 February 2008 (UTC) Edited by Muhammad Ibrar(17 April 2008) But the users who use proxy by passing technique was able to view the youtube even it was banned. Like we used www.bypassany.com which bypasses any ip blocked through your gateway.[reply]

Muhammad Ibrar CEO PakTubeVideos.com http://www.paktubevideos.com —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.99.185.217 (talk) 06:28, 17 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Is it correct that youtube's ban has been lifted? There's no official notification from the Ministry of Communication and Information, fitna videos are still on youtube, and I can't seem to access youtube from Indonesia! Or is it one of those moments when youtube just died for an half an hour? Somecrowd (talk) 22:10, 15 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

YouTube in Indoesia semms working for me. Junk Police (talk) 08:44, 4 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

This section needs expansion. I believe my university has blocked YouTube (I'm awaiting a reply on what has happened) and I imagine it's the same in many others. This may be quite different from countries, as it seems to be more about bandwidth than about censorship (well, it could be about the latter in some cases too). Richard001 (talk) 03:12, 27 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Personally, I'd get rid of this section. It seems redundant, restating the obvious - schools block YouTube. I'll bet you most, if not all schools block YouTube because of it being a distraction, and a waste of bandwidth. Tigerfishdaisy (talk) 00:56, 16 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Ahh, a voice of a true censor? "We are banning it for your own good because it is a distraction and a waste of bandwidth, and we don't want you to talk about the banning of it - again only for your own good because it's not needed and would be a waste of words". Truth is, that section does need expanding. Meowy 20:45, 14 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

You know it could also be due to the fact that 4chan showed its really easy to upload porn to youtube. Pyrolord777 (talk) 19:53, 7 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

youtube must file a countersuit. they must! Sonicthehedgehog200 (talk) 16:24, 3 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Against whom? This relates to improving the article how? Richard001 (talk) 23:54, 6 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I'd say against the people uploading those videos then their unlikely to upload them again. Pyrolord777 (talk) 19:51, 7 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

YouTube here isn't blocked, but you can't see you're friends, channel comments, subscriptions, subscribers, and groups. Nir can you see anyone elses. That's funny, bad videos are all over while clean acounts like those are unaccessable. I wish they'd explain why...--UltimateDarkloid (talk) 17:49, 29 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Needs rewriting! Ugh :p Sparrer (talk) 01:55, 11 December 2008 (UTC

Someone could really get this page some detail because I don't understand any of this! --

Shouldn't this include something about the current protests in Iran? I believe it has been blocked since before 6/17 http://www.beet.tv/2009/06/youtube-blocked-in-iran-traffic-down-90-percent.html Bostonvaulter (talk) 10:29, 30 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Good move, "blocking" sounds like an article having to do with aspect ratios. --Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) (talk) 09:44, 30 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I notice that the map used to indicate where Youtube is censored is still in PNG format. The one for right/left hand traffic is an example of an SVG, so it might be considered for this image as well. I'd link to the file, but it automatically converts it to display the full image. mechamind90 23:17, 8 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

"In April 2010, Youtube started to block access to videos in the United States of America in relation to copyright claims by companies such as UMG, WMG, and Viacom."

First of all, it is lacking sources. Second of all, if it is true it should be in a seperate section of the article (rather than the intro paragraph). Plus, blocking videos in their home country is sounding a bit suspicious (what would happen next, the site would be gone permanently? I don't think so). trainfan01 8:16, 22 August, 2010 (UTC)

Are you stupid or a troll? Even mainstream media sources are citing the removal of videos showing police brutality in the U.S. I would add references but I have zero faith in Wikipedia whose English Language Admins seems to have been wholly co-opted by the intelligence community. I am working with people in India to create a truly independent online encyclopedia.

I think YouTube is banned there. --MK (talk) 10:00, 10 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

• Youtube is currently not allowed in Turkey. I can enter in to YouTube is very comfortable. Corrected that part. Thanks.--Reality006 (talk) 17:14, 7 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]