We often forget when we are watching all manner of things on sites like YouTube that we can only do so because of freedoms that we are given. There are many countries around the world that limit or just plain block sites from being seen on the region’s internet servers. As an example, due to a perceived blasphemous video on YouTube the government of Pakistan has had the site blocked since September 2012.
Well, there could be some good news for YouTube lovers in that country as apparently 12 months later the government may be ready to unblock the site. This is due to hard work by Pakistan’s Ministry of Information Technology. The ministry has been working with filters provided by the Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL). It would appear that previously these site filters have managed to block blasphemous content from over 4,000 sites and has also been able to do so on YouTube. This could mean that the country will be able to unblock the site in the near future. There is, however, a little confusion as the country’s IT minister Anusha Rehman had said that tests had been completed while the ministry as a whole claims tests are ongoing. Either way, signs are good
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