Violence in the Middle East: Youtube blocks controversial video in Egypt and Libya

The controversial film The Innocence of Muslims, fingered as the source of violent actions currently underway in Egypt and Libya, has been blocked in these countries Youtube. It is very rare that the service, which is owned by Google, blocking content in a specific country.

Made by a US-Israeli short film The Innocence of Muslims - The Muslims innocence - which depicts Muhammad as a womanizer, approving the passage of child abuse - raises very violent reactions in Egypt and Libya where people judge as blasphemous. On Tuesday, the U.S. ambassador to Libya Chris Stevens succumbed to an attack against the consulate, located in Benghazi.

Available on the Internet, this video is posted on YouTube, among other things: deal with the situation, service owned by Google, has announced that the video was now blocked locally in Egypt and Libya, without being removed from the platform. "We are working hard to create a community where everyone can enjoy and also allows people to express different opinions," said YouTube in a statement. "It is sometimes a challenge, because what is acceptable in one country may be offensive in another. This video, widely available on the Web is clearly in line with our editorial policy, and will remain on YouTube. '

This kind of action from Youtube is very rare repeatedly, the streaming video service preferred to see completely block in some countries rather than blocking local practice, advocating its status as host and not editor content. This was particularly the case in Turkey, in 2008 and 2010. In fact, this situation calls for the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), Google believes that "seems to have taken the decision to censor the content of its own. '

A change of perspective that shocks the EFF, which considers that this is an obstacle to freedom of expression. The Foundation believes that the choice would have been to Youtube follows the total blockage of the platform in Afghanistan, where the government took the decision to calm the population. Block a video rather than the entire site and thus limit the damage is not to the body, "a sufficient excuse for Youtube limit freedom of expression on the Internet. '

"It's easy to understand why YouTube could feel compelled to act vis-à-vis riots arising from this video, especially after the death of three employees of the U.S. embassy in Benghazi, but violence not follow from the video, but its authors "added EFF. For the foundation, the decision could put the Youtube service on a "slippery slope." "It is disappointing to see YouTube turn their backs on policies that have allowed him to become a solid platform for freedom of expression. We hope that this new enthusiasm for proactive censorship is a temporary aberration rather than a sign of things to come, "concludes the EFF.

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