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YouTube finally available in Pakistan after three-year ban

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Imagine three years without YouTube. Well, that’s what the entire population of Pakistan has had to endure since 2012.

The popular site was blocked by the Pakistani Government due to the video giant’s refusal to take down a video that “mocked the prophet Muhammad.”

YouTube finally available in Pakistan after three-year ban

YouTube and its parent Google has struggled over the years with a few countries, due to their reluctance to censor material on their site that may be deemed offensive or inappropriate.
Pakistani officials have claimed that the service is now available, however with a catch- a Pakistani-specific version.

This means that although internet users will have access to the sites, the content available to them is monitored and filtered, avoiding the possibility of future complications.

Source: BBC

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