Censorship of YouTube

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YouTube, the third-most visited website in the world (according to Alexa Internet), has been censored several times in some countries since its inception.

As of February 2011, countries with standing national bans on YouTube are China, Iran, Libya, Tunisia, and Turkmenistan.

1 Worldwide
- 1.1 Windows Live Messenger
2 By educational institutions
- 2.1 Brigham Young University
- 2.2 In NSW
- 2.3 K-12 Schools
- 2.4 In the UK
- 2.5 UCTI Malaysia
3 By country
- 3.1 Armenia
- 3.2 Brazil
- 3.3 Bangladesh
- 3.4 China
- 3.5 Indonesia
- 3.6 Iran
- 3.7 Libya
- 3.8 Morocco
- 3.9 Pakistan
- 3.10 Sudan
- 3.11 Russia
- 3.12 Thailand
- 3.13 Tunisia
- 3.14 Turkey
- 3.15 Turkmenistan
- 3.16 United Arab Emirates
4 References

Worldwide

Windows Live Messenger

On May 10, 2008, Microsoft temporarily banned functional YouTube links from its Live Messenger Service (although the ban was lifted as of 21:30 GDT). Microsoft never commented on the blocking. The sending of any functional link starting with either http:// or www. with the string "youtube.com" contained within it returned an error message saying "The following message could not be delivered to all recipients: (original message here)." Coincidentally, or not, Messenger TV, a new video service provided by Microsoft was scheduled for release the same week.

By educational institutions

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Brigham Young University

Some U.S. colleges block YouTube access. Brigham Young University, a private university run by the LDS Church had blocked YouTube access in the past, but this policy was changed in June 2009.

In NSW

YouTube has been blocked at all schools routed through the DET's network, but it may be accessed via a proxy. Teachers may show educational videos.

K-12 Schools

Many K-12 schools in the United States and Canada block access to YouTube due to sexual, violent, and unusual content, and due to bandwidth consumption. Some schools do allow it for educational purposes.

In the UK

YouTube and other video streaming websites are also blocked from access in schools across the UK to 'avoid distraction from work'. This only applies to students, as in some schools some teachers are allowed access to YouTube to show videos which are educational. This is done through the use of proxy censor systems through the council's Internet provision, which most schools receive through.

In most East Midlands schools, including RBEC, YouTube is blocked using filtering made available by the East Midlands Broadband Company.

Some schools across the UK, however, allow access to YouTube for the students but they are only permitted to watch videos considered to be appropriate. They are not to log into their accounts or upload videos.

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