Kuwait bans YouTube
By Erina Lin, Monday 22 September 2008 at 23:48 :: Press Freedom & Laws :: #2327 :: rss
Kuwait has ordered local Internet service providers to block YouTube over content which could offend Muslims, Reuters reported Monday.
“Since the Web site displays the Koran in the form of songs sung with the oud (stringed instrument) ... and displays disrespectful pictures of the Prophet Mohammad ... please proceed with immediate effect in blocking the Web site www.youtube.com,” the memo stated, according the copy obtained by Reuters.
The Ministry of Communications was not immediately reachable for a comment, the Reuters report stated.
As of Monday, the video-sharing Web site could still be accessed in Kuwait, Reuters reported.
Islamist and tribal groups have tightened their control over parliament in the pro-Western Gulf Arab state's elections in May, and some deputies have demanded that Kuwaiti broadcasters to broadcast more religious content.
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