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| Pakistan blocks Twitter over Prophet cartoons | ||
| 2012-05-21 | ||
| [Daily Nation (Kenya)] Pakistain blocked Twitter on Sunday, saying the website had refused to remove posts promoting a Facebook competition involving caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed. "The website has been banned by the Ministry of Information Technology and the decision was conveyed to us," said Mohammad Younis Khan, front man for Pakistain Telecommunication Authority (PTA). "There was blasphemous material on Twitter. "Both Facebook and Twitter were involved. We negotiated with both. Facebook has agreed to remove the stuff but Twitter is not responding to us." Twitter had been blocked but Facebook was still available, he said, adding that those responsible for the competition were "trying to hurt Moslem feelings".
Responding to the furore around the ban, one Twitter user, @vinodvyas, wrote: "Now billions of ppl know there exists a competition to draw Prophet." Twitter is widely used in Pakistain, including by prominent public figures such as celebrities, cricketers, cabinet ministers and members of parliament.
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| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 Already unblocked. |
| Posted by: gromky 2012-05-21 03:22 |