You Tube blocked in Morocco

[matthew]

http://digg.com/world_news/Youtube_blocked_in_Morocco

So far, Google Earth, Live Journal, Open DNS and now You Tube are being blocked by the main ISP in Morocco. Please give the story above a Digg if you're a digg.com user.

Sigh.

[mostwanted]

That's too bad Matthew :(

Hope they change their mind. I dugg the story BTW.

[mrgnash]

Sad :(

[forcesofhabit]

I know it may be slow to reach the site, and perhaps impossible to watch the videos, but have you tried the program TorPark? I'm not sure if there is a Linux version, but apparently if you live in China it will allow you to access sites blocked by the government.
Torrify.com (http://www.torrify.com/)

[matthew]

http://youtubeproxy.org/

This works fine. For the technically proficient, there's always a way around censorship. Tor is another option, various proxy servers, ...

[brim4brim]

http://youtubeproxy.org/

This works fine. For the technically proficient, there's always a way around censorship. Tor is another option, various proxy servers, ...

Doesn't work in my office (not in morocco but office with blocked youtube).

[RAV TUX]

http://digg.com/world_news/Youtube_blocked_in_Morocco

So far, Google Earth, Live Journal, Open DNS and now You Tube are being blocked by the main ISP in Morocco. Please give the story above a Digg if you're a digg.com user.

Sigh.Sorry to hear that Matthew. As long as they don't block ubuntuforums.org you should be fine. ;)

Can someone post a complete list of countries banning YouTube and other sites. I know the Pentagon has also inacted a ban on USA military computers from accessing YouTube, Myspace and other sites.

[matthew]

Doesn't work in my office (not in morocco but office with blocked youtube).Interesting...your sysadmin must have already found that one. :)

[brim4brim]

Interesting...your sysadmin must have already found that one. :)

Didn't ask him, he sits across from me! :D

[matthew]

I am pleased to report I can now access You Tube again. Now, if only it had some content worth viewing. :)

Google Earth is still blocked, though, as is Open DNS.

Well, it's a start.

[H.E. Pennypacker]

I couldn't find any videos on YouTube insulting Morocco's king. According to your digg link, that's why YouTube was blocked (it offended the king).

[matthew]

I couldn't find any videos on YouTube insulting Morocco's king. According to your digg link, that's why YouTube was blocked (it offended the king).No official statements were ever made. There have been rumors that videos by Polisario sympathizers (people who want self-government for the Western Sahara, currently governed by Morocco) were on the site. I wouldn't know...

[mips]

Google Earth is still blocked, though, as is Open DNS.


Why would they block Google Earth or OpenDNS ? (I could understand Open DNS to prevent people from hosting their sites etc)

[matthew]

Why would they block Google Earth?I can only guess...fear?

What's odd is Google maps still works fine.

[RAV TUX]

I am pleased to report I can now access You Tube again. Now, if only it had some content worth viewing. :)

Here you go, enjoy:
兔肉開信機
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmroaYVD_so

[RAV TUX]

Here you go, enjoy:
兔肉開信機
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmroaYVD_soI hope this doesn't get you in trouble in Morocco. ;)

[matthew]

Here you go, enjoy:
兔肉開信機
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmroaYVD_so


I hope this doesn't get you in trouble in Morocco. ;)lol. Thanks. :)

BTW, we have two bunnies (well, okay, my wife and kids do...I forget they're around until I see them hopping across the grass in the backyard.

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Here's a little more detailed analysis of the Morocco/You Tube issue.

http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article1859557.ece

The most interesting quote:
A spokesman for the Maroc Telecom, which provides most internet access in Morocco, blamed the problem on a technical glitch, but bloggers were sceptical about the explanation, pointing out that the failure coincided with a wave of politically sensitive videos being posted on the site.


A Moroccan Government spokesman told the AP news agency that he was unable to comment on telecommunications issues.



Since December last year, YouTube has hosted a series of videos (http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=western+sahara+intifada) entitled 'Western Sahara Intifada' that criticise the Government's treatment of the people of Western Sahara, a territory that Morocco took control of in 1976 following the withdrawal of Spain, the colonial power.

[RAV TUX]

lol. Thanks. :)

BTW, we have two bunnies (well, okay, my wife and kids do...I forget they're around until I see them hopping across the grass in the backyard.

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Here's a little more detailed analysis of the Morocco/You Tube issue.

http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article1859557.ece

The most interesting quote:

Interesting post, Thanks for the 411 Matthew.

2 bunnies, you are almost caught up to our 4 bunnies. ;)

[matthew]

2 bunnies, you are almost caught up to our 4 bunnies. ;)Give me a month or two. lol

[matthew]

Here's another update. Maybe we will finally get access to other sites as well...

http://www.magharebia.com/cocoon/awi/xhtml1/en_GB/features/awi/blog/2007/06/01/feature-02

[mips]

Well I suppose when one lives in another country one has to abide by its rules, not that we are in agreement with them at all.

[matthew]

Well I suppose when one lives in another country one has to abide by its rules, not that we are in agreement with them at all.True.