Malaysia to ask Google to block clip

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17 September 2012 | last updated at 01:02AM

Malaysia to ask Google to block clip

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is asking Google to block access to an anti-Islam video clip blamed for sparking mob attacks against United States embassies and consulates across the Middle East.

Information, Communications and Culture Minister Datuk Dr Rais Yatim said authorities wanted the clip from the obscure film Innocence of Muslims removed from YouTube because of the "explosive commotions and repercussions at hand".

Meanwhile, in Kepala Batas, former prime minister Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said the government had done the right thing by seeking to block online viewing of the film.

"Anger has spread from nation to nation because of this film, causing tensions everywhere," he said when opening the Kepala Batas Umno delegates' meeting yesterday.

In Tumpat, Pas spiritual leader Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat yesterday said: "I am upset with the incident as the action to insult the Prophet is something which we cannot accept."

Meanwhile, Bernama reported Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin as saying that they would launch a protest to voice their unhappiness with the film on Friday.

Agencies

 

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Published: Monday September 17, 2012 MYT 11:27:00 AM
Updated: Monday September 17, 2012 MYT 12:23:28 PM

Google Malaysia blocks 'Innocence of Muslims' video clip

By TASHNY SUKUMARAN

PETALING JAYA: Google Malaysia has blocked YouTube access to the controversial "Innocence of Muslims" video clip in response to a complaint from the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC).

Those trying to load the video from a Malaysian Internet Protocol (IP) address would see a message that reads: "This content is not available in your country due to a legal complaint. Sorry about that."

Screenshot of the message when you try to view the video

Google Communications and Public Affairs head Zeffri Yusof confirmed the videos had been blocked in Malaysia.

"Where we have launched YouTube locally and we are notified that a video is illegal in that country, we will restrict access to it after a thorough review,” he said on Monday.

The video has also been blocked in various other countries, including Indonesia, India, and Egypt.

However, some of the videos can occasionally still be seen on YouTube as users were continually uploading it to the video-sharing site.

MCMC chairman Datuk Mohamed Sharil Tarmizi said the commission and Google would "continue to work together to ensure that the offending content is unavailable."

The MCMC had filed an official complaint with Google on Saturday over the video.

 

[seesuatah]

Anybody who treats a shabby amateur production as the definitive documentary really need to have their heads checks for sanity.