YouTube was banned on 17th September, 2012 in six countries i.e. Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sudan, Iran, China and Turkmenistan and on 12th September, 2012, it was blocked in Afghanistan. It was banned for many reasons and some of them are:
>> It was violating many national laws, including violations of ethics and morality based laws and copyright and intellectual property protection laws.
>> It was banned to prevent the access to videos which was inappropriate for youth.
>> It was also banned to prevent the access of the videos which criticize any government and religion.
Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sudan, Iran, China and Turkmenistan are the countries in which YouTube was banned.
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YouTube was banned on 17th September, 2012 in six countries i.e. Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sudan, Iran, China and Turkmenistan and on 12th September, 2012, it was blocked in Afghanistan. It was banned for many reasons and some of them are:
>> It was violating many national laws, including violations of ethics and morality based laws and copyright and intellectual property protection laws.
>> It was banned to prevent the access to videos which was inappropriate for youth.
>> It was also banned to prevent the access of the videos which criticize any government and religion.