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<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2>Forwarded from Pakistan ICT Policy List.
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">The Saga is to
not let people see, President saying Shut Up to the audience in one of his
public speech :)</SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>The rumors of further blocking social media sites
is depressing. People are panicking taking backups... worrying
indeed.<BR><BR>best wishes and regards<BR>Shahzad<BR><BR>----- Original Message
----- <BR>From: "Awab Alvi"<BR>To: "Pakistan Policy group" <</FONT><A
href="mailto:pakistanictpolicy@yahoogroups.com"><FONT size=2
face=Arial>pakistanictpolicy@yahoogroups.com</FONT></A><FONT size=2
face=Arial>><BR>Sent: Monday, February 08, 2010 5:33 PM<BR>Subject:
[pakistanictpolicy] Zardari's YouTube video blocked<BR><BR><BR>>
Salam<BR>><BR>> Last night, sunday evening, Youtube.com started facing
intermittent <BR>> reports of inaccessibility. It initially started off with
a simple white <BR>> page across the entire site saying “This Site is
Accessible” the site-wide <BR>> inaccessibility lasted for about an hour but
after which almost everything <BR>> recovered back to normal.<BR>><BR>>
It was then later reported through a number of online users that the <BR>>
crackdown by the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority was on one <BR>>
particular video which is of Mr. Asif Ali Zardari saying a very forceful
<BR>> "Shut Up" to an audience member while he is busy delivering his speech
at <BR>> a jalsa a few weeks back<BR>><BR>> Link to the Blocked Video –
</FONT><A href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzuHD5×1fEU"><FONT size=2
face=Arial>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzuHD5×1fEU</FONT></A><FONT size=2
face=Arial> [a <BR>> few other variants have also been
blocked]<BR>><BR>> There is a strong rumor that more is to follow on
various social media <BR>> sites specially blogs and facebook (god forbid ;))
- would people have <BR>> reports to this extent or can we let them remain as
unsubstantiated rumors<BR>><BR>> Report posted on - <BR>> </FONT><A
href="http://teeth.com.pk/blog/2010/02/08/pta-blocks-zardaris-shut-up-video"><FONT
size=2
face=Arial>http://teeth.com.pk/blog/2010/02/08/pta-blocks-zardaris-shut-up-video</FONT></A><BR><FONT
size=2 face=Arial>><BR>> Awab<BR>> </FONT><A
href="http://teeth.com.pk/blog"><FONT size=2
face=Arial>http://teeth.com.pk/blog</FONT></A><BR><FONT size=2 face=Arial>>
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