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Kuwait blocks YouTube

Posted: September 22nd, 2008 | Author: Moey | Filed under: Kuwait | Tags: , | 15 Comments »

KUWAIT: The Ministry of Communication has issued a memo to all internet service providers in Kuwait asking them to block YouTube access. The popular video website came under fire from the ministry due to content considered offensive to Muslims, a source within the industry told Kuwait Times. The Ministry pointed to content including a video of a man signing verses from the Holy Quran while playing the oud and another video showing caricatures of the Prophet Mohammad (PBUH).

Not a nice thing to read in the morning, Why block the website? I’m not sure if any of you remember, they blocked anything +18 in Yahoo groups 2 years back, and YouTube has an option that allows users to report offensive content.

Please don’t go nuts like Syria and block YouTube and Facebook?

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15 Comments on “Kuwait blocks YouTube”

  1. 1 Amjad Mahfouz said at 11:30 AM on September 22nd, 2008:

    idiots, just report content is offensive!!!!
    there are zillions of hate Muslims websites, blocking them is not the answer.
    I feel sorry for Kuwait people, youtube is a rich source for info and entertainment.
    thx for the share

  2. 2 Samer Marzouq said at 11:31 AM on September 22nd, 2008:

    Kuwait! I can see this in Saudi Arabia, but not Kuwait.

    Last time I went to Saudi Arabia YouTube was accessible, weird.

  3. 3 The Observer said at 11:36 AM on September 22nd, 2008:

    :S!

    Emtan ra7 enkabber 3a2elna?

  4. 4 Sou said at 12:04 PM on September 22nd, 2008:

    WHAT?!!! NO! NO! THEY CAN’T DO THAT! NO!!!!!!!!!!!

    This is terrible news!! My favourites, my daily time-wasting sessions on YouTube, my subscriptions, the videos on my blog…GOOD GOD! WHY?! WHY?!!!!

  5. 5 Rabe'e Nabil said at 12:21 PM on September 22nd, 2008:

    i guess every country got its own madness , turkey blocked youtube before like 4 months , what i dont get , do they think they gonna stop anybody from publishing those things or others to watch it ?

  6. 6 n3tr0x said at 1:59 PM on September 22nd, 2008:

    People.. This stupid engineer “who issued this block memo” doesnt have a single clue about “WHAT IS YOUTUBE”!…

    here’s a copy of the stupidest memo ever!

    Aljarida newspaper:
    http://www.aljarida.com/AlJarida/Resources/ArticlesPictures/2008/09/22/78664_mowasalaat1.jpg

  7. 7 Dave said at 5:31 PM on September 22nd, 2008:

    I would love to hear them try to explain when the ostrich syndrome (sticking one’s head in the sand to avoid “danger”) has ever been effective.

  8. 8 Rebellious Arab Girl said at 7:04 PM on September 22nd, 2008:

    I will never move to an Arabic country at this rate ever! I live off YouTube. How you think I watch all the mosalsalat whenever I want without being constrained to a TV schedule?

  9. 9 Lun. said at 7:39 PM on September 22nd, 2008:

    it’s not gonna be blocked anymore… check this out: http://negativity-sucks.blogspot.com/

  10. 10 AQ said at 8:25 PM on September 22nd, 2008:

    Lovely thought: In Dubai everything is BLOCKED, unless you drive a super car, live in a penthouse in Media City then the world of communication is yours.

    The Gulf Web censorship is very selective and judgemental.

    1- Proxy servers and applications are AMAZINGLY easy to obtain and use … So blocking is just another way of telling the nation that “WE ARE SO FRIGGIN STUPID AND WE KNOW IT”

    2- From my own experience on YouTube and what i have seen, Original Gulf people ABUSE YouTube:
    a- upload shameful disgusting horrible videos that reflects nothing but stupidity and shallowness.
    b- Their Comments are alwasy the worst! they include bad words, swearing, racist notions and non-sense.

    I am neutral on this issue.
    Unless Computer and Internet goes on School Subjects of HOW TO FULL UTILISE THE USE OF INTERNET IN BENEFECIAL WAY, i say Friggin block it for these mindless nations! It is better, we r gonna have a cleaner YouTube anyway.
    And i am with the freedom of communication, if done properly.

    Again, everyday, i lose faith more quickly in the sanity of living in such an area.

    Dictatorships, Stupidity, Poverty, Illetracy, Religious Taboos ..etc

    WHAT THE HELL?

  11. 11 kioko said at 9:48 PM on September 22nd, 2008:

    wallah if this turns out to be true .. i have 2 words for the kuwaiti government and the ministers and the people who elected them….
    …
    F*CK U

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