Indonesian ISPs Block YouTube And MySpace
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Another day, another country blocks YouTube (and MySpace, for good measure). According to Gulfnews, five Indonesian ISPs have blocked, on government’s request, YouTube and MySpace because of an anti-Islam film Fitna, created by Dutch filmmaker Geert Wilders. Official ban reason: the movie ‘could disturb relations between faiths.‘
This is not the first time that Fitna has caused controversy; after being rejected by all Dutch TV stations, Wilders simply uploaded the file via LiveLeak</a for anyone to see; it was removed the following day, but, of course, it found its way to the most popular video sharing site and social network.
Indonesia has around 150 ISPs, so it might still be possible to access YouTube and MySpace if you’re living there, but it’s likely that all ISPs will block the sites until the ban is lifted.
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