Happy 8th Birthday, YouTube: The 8 Videos That Helped Shape YouTube
Happy 8th birthday, YouTube! From an initial beta test video of co-founder Jawed Karim entitled “Me At the Zoo” back on April 23, 2005, through now, YouTube has seen mountains rise, oceans fall and a girl brushing her teeth with poop to win an iPhone. Along the way, there have been millions of other important [...]
Pakistan Says YouTube Banned Until ‘Innocence of Muslims’ Video is Removed
Several months after the “Innocence of Muslims” YouTube video that enraged Muslims around the world went viral, Pakistan is still planning to keep its ban on the video-sharing website until they remove the video. The Express Tribune of Pakistan reports that YouTube has been in talks with the Pakistani government about reopening access of the [...]
Twitter Finally Uses Censorship Tool — And How You Can Bypass It
In the past, many countries have tried to pressure social media channels like Twitter and Facebook into blocking so-called “hate speech” on their sites. The calls for censorship were louder than ever after the recent “Innocence of Muslims” video sparked violent demonstrations in the Muslim world. Twitter announced in January that it had the technology [...]
Head Google Executive in Brazil Arrested Over YouTube Political Attack Video
Brazilian judges are doubling down on efforts to make Google accountable for users’ YouTube videos. The Associated Press reported that police arrested a Google Brazil executive last night for failing to take down YouTube videos slandering mayoral candidate Alcides Bernal in next month’s local elections. A judge in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul [...]
YouTube’s Fine With Religious Riots, Hates Kate Upton’s Boobs? [OPINION]
YouTube has been pulling good traffic lately: between the movie trailer for “The Innocence of Muslims” to all the video coverage from news affiliates covering the resulting aftermath, there isn’t a lot of footage that the social media company doesn’t have its fingerprints on. But should YouTube be held accountable for all its recent facilitating? [...]
White House Asks YouTube To ‘Review’ Anti-Islamic Film: Should They?
In a bid to quell the rising anger over the low-budget film “Innocence of Muslims,” which mocked the Islamic prophet Muhammad, YouTube has blocked the film in Libya and Egypt. The film, allegedly produced by Southern California convicted felon Nakoula Basseley Nakoula, is a bizarre, amateur attempt to portray Muhammad as a blood-thirsty child molesting [...]
Muhammad-Mocking YouTube Video Stirs Violence In Libya: Should We Reexamine Digital Censorship?
Four American citizens in Benghazi including US ambassador to Libya, Christopher Stevens, were killed Tuesday in a rocket attack while fleeing from protests that began because of a controversial anti-Islamic film. The film, titled, “Innocence of Muslims” has been the cause of violent protests in Libya and Cairo and has sparked controversy due to its [...]
