Access Denied! 10 Countries That Have Banned YouTube


BANGALORE:  YouTube library stock video clips for practically any search query of yours. The video sharing platform has created a centralized space for all available video resources. YouTube stands as the third most visited website all over the globe. Amidst its popularity and usage the service is often exploited for sharing anti-social elements, explicit contents, and even sometimes some politicians dark secretes, thereby forcing the counties administration to ban the website. Including Brazil, China, Pakistan,  many more has imposed a ban on the most popular video sharing platform, You Tube. Read on to know more about the countries that has restricted access to YouTube as compiled by Mashable.

#1 Brazil

YouTube was banned in Brazil on grounds of publishing explicit and immoral contents. The video sharing platform was sued by Brazilian model Daniella Cicarelli when YouTube carried clips displaying private moments of the celebrity with her boyfriend. The lawsuit not only urged to remove the video footage but also banned the website in the entire country. The incident occurred in 2007 and the ban on the service has not been lifted as yet.

#2 Iran

YouTube was blocked in Iran in 2012 following the inflammatory video clip named ‘Innocence of Muslims’. The contents mocked Prophet Mohammed which infuriated the mass and the Government to take the step. The authorities responded that the site was blocked as per public demand and the video featured stuffs that hurt people's sacred beliefs.

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