Pakistan Bans YouTube

Yesterday AllFacebook reported that Pakistan has banned the use of Facebook due to an offensive group called “Everybody Draw Mohammed Day!” Today, the Pakistani government has continued its attack on social media sites, banning YouTube as well due to “growing sacrilegious content” on the site.

According to the BBC, the Pakistan Telecommunications Authority took action, blocking both Facebook and YouTube, after both sites failed to remove “derogatory material” from their sites. The PTA said that as time has passed more and more individuals are using social networks and sites like YouTube and Facebook to launch protests and share derogatory material.