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|region=Asia | |region=Asia | ||
|subject=Political/Economic/Social Opinion, Religion | |subject=Political/Economic/Social Opinion, Religion | ||
|confronting_bodies=Pakistani Telecommunication Authority, Pakistani Government | |confronting_bodies=Pakistani Telecommunication Authority, Pakistani Government | ||
|medium=Film/Video | |medium=Film/Video | ||
|date_of_action=September 2013 | |date_of_action=September 2013 | ||
|location=Pakistan | |location=Pakistan | ||
|description_of_content=Sam Bacile's film "Innocence of Muslims" was uploaded on YouTube and because of this, the Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA) ordered a ban on YouTube. | |description_of_content=Sam Bacile's film "Innocence of Muslims" was uploaded on YouTube and because of this, the Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA) ordered a ban on YouTube. | ||
|description_of_incident=Deeming the film blasphemous, Pakistani Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf ordered an immediate banning of YouTube as 'blasphemous content will not be tolerated under any circumstances.' YouTube's decision not to remove the video from its website prompted the Prime Minister to | |description_of_incident=Deeming the film blasphemous, Pakistani Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf ordered an immediate banning of YouTube as 'blasphemous content will not be tolerated under any circumstances.' YouTube's decision not to remove the video from its website prompted the Prime Minister to order the PTA to put the ban into effect. | ||
|description_of_result=The Youtube battle has been an ongoing one. There have been many protests over the ban, particularly by artists and musicians, who rely heavily on YouTube for the promotion of their works and university lectures respectively. The Interior Minister has also made attempts to have the ban removed but to no effect. | |description_of_result=The Youtube battle has been an ongoing one. There have been many protests over the ban, particularly by artists and musicians, who rely heavily on YouTube for the promotion of their works and university lectures respectively. The Interior Minister has also made attempts to have the ban removed but to no effect. | ||
YouTube's stance not to remove the video, has also prompted the Prime Minister to threaten strict action against Google employees, by canceling their work visas. To this date, despite all of this, the ban remains. | YouTube's stance not to remove the video, has also prompted the Prime Minister to threaten strict action against Google employees, by canceling their work visas. To this date, despite all of this, the ban remains. | ||