Censorship of YouTube#Turkey

YouTube blocking occurs for a variety of reasons including:{{Cite web |title=YouTube Censored: A Recent History | OpenNet Initiative |url=https://opennet.net/youtube-censored-a-recent-history |access-date=2022-12-29 |website=opennet.net}}

• Preventing criticism of a ruler, government, government officials, religion, or religious leaders;
• Preventing videos promoting racism;
• Violations of national laws, including:
• Copyright and intellectual property protection laws;
• Violations of hate speech, ethics, or morality-based laws;
• National security legislation.
• Preventing access to videos judged to be inappropriate for youth;
• Businesses, schools, government agencies, and other private institutions often block social media sites, including YouTube, due to bandwidth limitations and the site's potential for distraction.

In some countries YouTube is completely blocked, either through a long-term standing ban or for more limited periods of time such as during periods of unrest, the run-up to an election, or in response to upcoming political anniversaries. In other countries, access to the website as a whole remains open, but access to specific videos is blocked due to many reasons including orders from country jurisdiction. In both cases, a VPN is usually deployed to bypass geographical restrictions. In cases where the entire site is banned due to one particular video, YouTube will often agree to remove or limit access to that video in order to restore service.

As of September 2012, countries with standing national bans on YouTube include China, Iran, and Turkmenistan. Due to disputes between GEMA and YouTube over royalties, many videos featuring copyrighted songs were inaccessible in Germany. After an agreement was made between the companies in November 2016, these videos became accessible.{{cite news|title=Rechte für Musikvideos: YouTube und Gema einigen sich nach jahrelangem Streit|url=http://www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/web/youtube-und-gema-einigen-sich-nach-langem-streit-a-1119133.html|website=Spiegel Online|date=November 2016 |access-date=March 19, 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170825024635/http://www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/web/youtube-und-gema-einigen-sich-nach-langem-streit-a-1119133.html|archive-date=August 25, 2017|df=mdy-all}}{{cite news|title=YouTube vs. Gema: Was das Ende des Dauerstreits für YouTube-Nutzer bedeutet|url=http://www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/web/gema-und-youtube-einigen-sich-das-aendert-sich-fuer-deutsche-nutzer-a-1119200.html|newspaper=Der Spiegel|date=November 2016 |access-date=March 19, 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170824184448/http://www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/web/gema-und-youtube-einigen-sich-das-aendert-sich-fuer-deutsche-nutzer-a-1119200.html|archive-date=August 24, 2017|df=mdy-all|last1=Reinbold |first1=Fabian |last2=Gruber |first2=Angela }}

YouTube's Terms of Service prohibit the posting of videos which violate copyrights or depict pornography, or those which promote racism, illegal acts, gratuitous violence, or hate speech. User-posted videos that violate such terms may be removed and replaced with a message stating: "This video is no longer available because its content violated YouTube's Terms of Service".{{cite web|url= https://www.youtube.com/t/community_guidelines|title= YouTube Community Guidelines|access-date= May 9, 2007|publisher= YouTube|url-status= live|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170304150155/https://www.youtube.com/yt/policyandsafety/communityguidelines.html|archive-date= March 4, 2017|df= mdy-all}}{{primary source inline|date=February 2017}} Additionally, Google reserves the right to terminate any account for any reason, even without notice.{{Cite web|url=https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!msg/gmail/3U0Rx1CBh98/yjjKvQw4AgAJ|title=Google Groups|website=Google News|access-date=2019-02-08|date=2016-01-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170207130601/https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!msg/gmail/3U0Rx1CBh98/yjjKvQw4AgAJ|archive-date=February 7, 2017|url-status=live}}

YouTube offers an opt-in feature known as "Restricted Mode", which filters videos that might contain mature content.{{cite web|title=YouTube apologizes for hiding LGBTQ users' videos in its Restricted Mode|url=https://www.theverge.com/2017/3/19/14978318/youtube-lgbtq-videos-hidden-restricted-mode|website=The Verge|date=March 20, 2017 |access-date=March 24, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170323033920/http://www.theverge.com/2017/3/19/14978318/youtube-lgbtq-videos-hidden-restricted-mode|archive-date=March 23, 2017|df=mdy-all}}

{{See also|Internet censorship in China}}

YouTube was first blocked in China for over five months from October 16, 2007{{Cite web |last=Schwankert |first=Steve |date=October 18, 2007 |title=YouTube blocked in China; Flickr, Blogspot restored |url=https://www.infoworld.com/article/07/10/18/YouTube-blocked-in-China_1.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080124062320/http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/10/18/YouTube-blocked-in-China_1.html |archive-date=January 24, 2008 |access-date=March 3, 2008 |website=InfoWorld}} to March 22, 2008.{{Cite news|url=http://news.cnet.com/8301-13908_3-9901341-59.html|title=YouTube unblocked in China, but could Google have cooperated?|publisher=cnet news|author=Graham Webster|date=March 22, 2008|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120810180234/http://news.cnet.com/8301-13908_3-9901341-59.html|archive-date=August 10, 2012|df=mdy-all}}

It was blocked again from March 24, 2009, although a Foreign Ministry spokesperson would neither confirm nor deny whether YouTube had been blocked.[http://articles.cnn.com/2009-03-25/tech/youtube.china_1_video-sharing-youtube-tibet-and-taiwan?_s=PM:TECH "YouTube blocked in China"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120713032355/http://articles.cnn.com/2009-03-25/tech/youtube.china_1_video-sharing-youtube-tibet-and-taiwan?_s=PM%3ATECH |date=July 13, 2012 }}, CNN, March 25, 2009 Since then, YouTube has been inaccessible from mainland China.{{Cite news|date=2012-06-29|title=China blocks access to Bloomberg and Businessweek sites|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-18648050|access-date=2022-12-29}} However, YouTube can still be accessed from Hong Kong (via a local version), Macau (via a worldwide version), the Shanghai Free-Trade Zone, specific hotels, and by using a VPN.{{cite web |url=http://africa.chinadaily.com.cn/travel/2013-12/28/content_17202667.htm |title=Hotel roundup |Hotels |chinadaily.com.cn |access-date=2017-08-14 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170814100401/http://africa.chinadaily.com.cn/travel/2013-12/28/content_17202667.htm |archive-date=August 14, 2017 |df=mdy-all }} Since 2018, when the term "YouTube" is searched on Baidu, the following message is displayed: "According to local regulations and policies, some results cannot be shown."

Even though YouTube is blocked under the Great Firewall, many Chinese media outlets, including China Central Television (CCTV), Xinhua News Agency and China Global Television Network (CGTN), have official YouTube accounts. Despite the ban, Alexa ranked YouTube as the 5th-most-visited website in China.{{Cite web|title=End of Service Notice|url=https://www.alexa.com/topsites/countries/CN|access-date=2022-12-29|website=www.alexa.com|archive-date=December 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201030805/https://www.alexa.com/topsites/countries/CN|url-status=dead}}

{{Main|Internet in Eritrea}}

YouTube has been intermittently blocked in Eritrea since 2011 by some ISPs, although a spokesperson for Freedom House speculated this was due to bandwidth considerations.{{cite news|last1=Liebelson|first1=Dana|title=Here are the countries that block Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube|url=https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2014/03/turkey-facebook-youtube-twitter-blocked|access-date=September 11, 2016|work=Mother Jones|date=March 28, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160909142602/https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2014/03/turkey-facebook-youtube-twitter-blocked|archive-date=September 9, 2016|df=mdy-all}}

{{See also|Internet censorship in Iran}}

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On December 3, 2006, Iran temporarily blocked access to YouTube and several other sites, after declaring them as violators of social and moral codes of conduct. The YouTube block came after a video was posted online that appeared to show an Iranian soap opera star having sex.{{Cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/iran/story/0,,1963166,00.html |title=Censorship fears rise as Iran blocks access to top websites |date=November 4, 2006 |access-date=December 17, 2006 |work=The Guardian |location=London |first=Robert |last=Tait |archive-date=April 20, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200420230728/https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2006/dec/04/news.iran |url-status=live }} The block was later lifted and then reinstated after Iran's 2009 presidential election.{{cite web |url=https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jSPlmVgh-SfeEO9WhpOVG6Slnu0w |work=American Free Press |title=Mobile phones, Facebook, YouTube cut in Iran |date=July 13, 2009 |access-date=July 8, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120523004505/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jSPlmVgh-SfeEO9WhpOVG6Slnu0w |archive-date=May 23, 2012 |url-status=dead }} In 2012, Iran reblocked access, along with access to Google, after the controversial film Innocence of Muslims trailer was released on YouTube.{{cite news |url=http://www.cnn.com/2012/09/24/world/meast/iran-youtube-blocked/index.html |title=Iran blocks YouTube, Google over Mohammed video |publisher=CNN.com |date=September 24, 2012 |access-date=September 24, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120925061510/http://www.cnn.com/2012/09/24/world/meast/iran-youtube-blocked/index.html |archive-date=September 25, 2012 |url-status=live }} Some startups, television shows, celebrities, and reformist politicians such as Khatami use this website.

{{See also|Censorship in North Korea#Internet policies}}

YouTube is blocked in North Korea because of the country's laws regarding the Internet and its accessibility. The North Korean government has warned that anyone who tries to access it is subject to punishment.{{cite news| title = North Korea blocks Facebook, Twitter and YouTube| agency = Associated Press| date = April 4, 2016| access-date = April 4, 2016| url = http://globalnews.ca/news/2616449/north-korea-blacks-facebook-twitter-and-youtube/| url-status = live| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160406095746/http://globalnews.ca/news/2616449/north-korea-blacks-facebook-twitter-and-youtube/| archive-date = April 6, 2016| df = mdy-all}}

On December 25, 2009, for security reasons, YouTube was blocked in Turkmenistan by the only ISP in the country, Turkmentelecom. Other websites, such as LiveJournal were also blocked.{{cite web |url=http://enews.ferghana.ru/news.php?id=1516&mode=snews |title=Turkmenistan: YouTube and LiveJournal are blocked |publisher=Ferghana News |location=Moscow |date=December 25, 2009 |access-date=December 25, 2009 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120707171901/http://enews.fergananews.com/news.php?id=1516&mode=snews |archive-date=July 7, 2012 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}

On September 12, 2012, YouTube was blocked in Afghanistan due to hosting the trailer to the controversial film about Muhammad, Innocence of Muslims, which the authorities considered to be blasphemous.{{Cite news|date=2012-09-12|title=Afghanistan bans YouTube to block anti-Muslim film|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-afghanistan-youtube-idUSBRE88B0SC20120912|access-date=2022-12-29}} YouTube was later unblocked in Afghanistan on December 1 of the same year.{{Cite web |title=Afghanistan to unblock Youtube |url=http://www.afghanistantimes.af/news_details.php?id=1654&&cid=1 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130117060611/http://www.afghanistantimes.af/news_details.php?id=1654&&cid=1 |archive-date=January 17, 2013 |access-date=December 1, 2012 |website=Afghanistan Times}}

Following the disputed February 2008 presidential elections, the Armenian government blocked Internet users' access to YouTube for a month. The Armenian opposition had used the website to publicize video of alleged police brutality against anti-government protesters.{{Cite web|date=2008-03-08|title=Armenia: Samizdat & the Internet|url=https://advox.globalvoices.org/2008/03/08/armenia-samizdat-the-internet/|access-date=2022-12-29|website=Global Voices Advox|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=YouTube Blocked in Armenia?|url=http://blogoscoped.com/archive/2008-03-10-n27.html|access-date=2022-12-29|website=blogoscoped.com}}

In March 2009, YouTube was blocked in Bangladesh after a recording of an alleged meeting between the prime minister and army officers was posted revealing anger by the military on how the government was handling a mutiny by border guards in Dhaka.{{Cite news | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7932659.stm | work=BBC News | title=Bangladesh imposes YouTube block | date=March 9, 2009 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090309171345/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7932659.stm | archive-date=March 9, 2009 | df=mdy-all }} The block was lifted on March 21.{{cite web|title=Bangladesh Blocks Access to YouTube|url=http://opennet.net/blog/2009/03/bangladesh-blocks-access-youtube|publisher=OpenNet Initiative|date=March 22, 2009|access-date=June 30, 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120502124100/http://opennet.net/blog/2009/03/bangladesh-blocks-access-youtube|archive-date=May 2, 2012|df=mdy-all}}

On September 17, 2012, YouTube was banned for the second time following the controversies regarding the promotional videos for Innocence of Muslims.[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/youtube-blocked-in-bangladesh-over-prophet-mohamed-video-8152056.html "YouTube blocked in Bangladesh over Prophet Mohamed video"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170824171641/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/youtube-blocked-in-bangladesh-over-prophet-mohamed-video-8152056.html |date=August 24, 2017 }}, The Independent (AP), September 18, 2012 On June 5, 2013, the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission lifted the ban.{{cite news |url=https://news.yahoo.com/bangladesh-lifts-ban-youtube-blocked-anti-islam-film-130028972.html |title=Bangladesh lifts ban on YouTube, blocked after anti-Islam film |work=Yahoo! News |date=June 5, 2013 |access-date=June 5, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130615011406/http://news.yahoo.com/bangladesh-lifts-ban-youtube-blocked-anti-islam-film-130028972.html |archive-date=June 15, 2013 |df=mdy }}

On August 2, 2024, YouTube, along with WhatsApp, Instagram and TikTok was blocked in Bangladesh due to quota reform protests.{{Cite news |date=August 2, 2024 |title=Bangladesh imposes ban on WhatsApp, Instagram, YouTube and TikTok |url=https://minutemirror.com.pk/bangladesh-imposes-ban-on-whatsapp-instagram-youtube-and-tiktok254208-254208/ |work=Minute Mirror}}

In January 2007, YouTube was sued by Brazilian model and MTV VJ Daniella Cicarelli (the ex-fiancée of football player Ronaldo) and her boyfriend due to the fact that the website hosted a video recorded by paparazzi in which she and her boyfriend were having sexual intercourse on a Spanish beach; the video did not contain explicit content. The lawsuit asked that YouTube will be blocked in Brazil until all copies of the video were removed. On Saturday, January 6, 2007, a legal injunction ordered that filters be put in place to prevent users in Brazil from accessing the website.{{cite news |url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/01/04/youtube_shutdown/ |newspaper=The Independent |title=Brazilian court orders YouTube shutdown: Model obtains injunction over beach sex romp vid |first=Lester |last=Haines |date=January 4, 2007 |access-date=September 24, 2012 |language=pt |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121004041712/http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/01/04/youtube_shutdown/ |archive-date=October 4, 2012 |df=mdy-all }}

The effectiveness of the measure was questioned, since the video was available not only on YouTube, but also on other sites as part of an Internet phenomenon. On Tuesday, January 9, 2007, the same court overturned its previous decision, allowing the filters to be removed. The video footage itself remained banned and was to be removed from the website.{{Cite news|date=2007-01-21|title=Brazil court revises ban on YouTube over sex video|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-google-brazil-youtube-idUSN0948365620070109|access-date=2022-12-29}}

In June 2007, a judge ordered Cicarelli and her boyfriend to pay all court and lawyer costs, as well as R$10,000 (roughly US$3,203) to the three defendants—YouTube, Globo, and iG, citing a lack of good faith in pushing the privacy case when their actions took place in public.{{Cite web|title=WebProNews|url=https://www.webpronews.com/youtube-wins-brazilian-court-case/|access-date=2022-12-29|website=WebProNews|language=en-US}}

On December 13, 2024, a survey by the Observatory of the Disinformation Industry and Gender Violence on Digital Platforms identified 137 channels with misogynistic content on YouTube in Brazil. According to the survey, 105,000 videos published on these accounts total more than 3.9 billion views and the channels have, on average, 152,000 subscribers. In total, the researchers analyzed 76,000 videos from 7,812 channels, with more than 4.1 billion views and 23 million comments.{{cite news |last1=Vieira |first1=Lígia |last2=Ferreira |first2=Afonso |title=Pesquisa identifica 137 canais com conteúdo misógino no YouTube no Brasil |url=https://g1.globo.com/politica/noticia/2024/12/13/pesquisa-identifica-137-canais-com-conteudo-misogino-no-youtube-no-brasil.ghtml |access-date=13 December 2024 |work=G1 |date=13 December 2024 |language=pt}}

On November 30, 2017, most YouTube videos containing music seemed to be blocked by Finnish nonprofit performance rights organization Teosto in Finland. According to them, Google blocked the videos because they did not have an agreement to show music videos in Finland. According to Teosto, they and Google have made a temporary agreement to show the videos in the morning of November 30. The music videos started to return to YouTube in Finland later that day.{{cite web|url=https://yle.fi/uutiset/3-9955358|title=Suomalaiset musiikkivideot pimenivät YouTubessa, kun lisenssi päättyi – Videoiden palauttaminen nähtäviksi voi kestää päiviä|website=Yle Uutiset|language=fi|date=November 30, 2017 |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171130090533/https://yle.fi/uutiset/3-9955358|archive-date=November 30, 2017|df=mdy-all}}{{cite web|url=https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/7580423|title=Certain music unavailable on YouTube|website=Google News|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171130153525/https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/7580423|archive-date=November 30, 2017|df=mdy-all|access-date=November 30, 2017}}

; Blocking of YouTube videos in 2009 until 2016

{{Main|Blocking of YouTube videos in Germany}}

The blocking of YouTube videos in Germany on copyright grounds was part of a dispute between YouTube and the Gesellschaft für musikalische Aufführungs- und mechanische Vervielfältigungsrechte (Society for Musical Performing and Mechanical Reproduction Rights – GEMA), a performance rights organization in Germany.

According to a German court in Hamburg, Google's subsidiary YouTube can be held liable for damages when it hosts copyrighted videos without the copyright holder's permission.{{cite web|author=Frederic Lardinois |url=http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/youtube_loses_in_german_court_sarah_brightman_case.php |title=YouTube Loses in German Court: Held Liable for Copyrighted Videos |publisher=Readwriteweb.com |language=de |date=September 3, 2010 |access-date=October 7, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111028140432/http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/youtube_loses_in_german_court_sarah_brightman_case.php |archive-date=October 28, 2011 |df=mdy }} As a result, music videos for major label artists on YouTube, as well as many videos containing background music, were unavailable in Germany since the end of March 2009 after the previous agreement had expired and negotiations for a new license agreement were stopped. On October 31, 2016, YouTube and GEMA reached an agreement over royalties, ending a seven-year-long battle of blocking music videos in Germany.{{cite web|url=https://www.gema.de/en/aktuelles/gema_signs_agreement_with_youtube_milestone_for_a_fair_remuneration_of_music_authors_in_the_digital/|title=GEMA signs agreement with YouTube: Milestone for a fair remuneration of music authors in the digital age achieved|first=GEMA – Gesellschaft für musikalische Aufführungs- und mechanische|last=Vervielfältigungsrechte|access-date=September 23, 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170923193937/https://www.gema.de/en/aktuelles/gema_signs_agreement_with_youtube_milestone_for_a_fair_remuneration_of_music_authors_in_the_digital/|archive-date=September 23, 2017|df=mdy-all}}

; Live streaming in 2016

On November 23, 2016,{{Cite web|url=http://www.die-medienanstalten.de/presse/pressemitteilungen/kommission-fuer-zulassung-und-aufsicht/detailansicht/article/zak-pressemitteilung-072017-zak-beanstandet-verbreitung-des-lets-play-angebots-pietsmiettv.html|title=Detailansicht – die medienanstalten|website=www.die-medienanstalten.de|language=de-DE|access-date=May 19, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170523035218/http://www.die-medienanstalten.de/presse/pressemitteilungen/kommission-fuer-zulassung-und-aufsicht/detailansicht/article/zak-pressemitteilung-072017-zak-beanstandet-verbreitung-des-lets-play-angebots-pietsmiettv.html|archive-date=May 23, 2017|df=mdy-all}}{{cite web |title=Erläuterungen zur PietSmiet TV-Entscheidung der ZAK |url=http://www.die-medienanstalten.de/fileadmin/Download/Themen/Zulassung/Erl%C3%A4uterungen_der_ZAK_zur_PietSmiet-Entscheidung.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170517020700/http://www.die-medienanstalten.de/fileadmin/Download/Themen/Zulassung/Erl%C3%A4uterungen_der_ZAK_zur_PietSmiet-Entscheidung.pdf |archive-date=May 17, 2017 |access-date=May 19, 2017 |website=Die Medienanstalten |language=de |df=mdy-all}} the German Kommission für Zulassung und Aufsicht (Commission for Authorization and Supervision), which is formed by representatives of German public broadcast stations, required PietSmiet & Co., a German let's-player operating his own YouTube channel to get a German broadcast license by April 30, 2017,{{Cite news|last=Weidemann|first=Axel|title=Christian Solmecke im Gespräch: Das ist keine Formalie|language=de|work=FAZ.NET|url=https://www.faz.net/aktuell/feuilleton/medien/medienexperte-solmecke-ueber-die-rundfunklizenz-fuer-youtube-14948284.html|access-date=2022-12-29|issn=0174-4909}} or else be regarded as an illegal pirate radio broadcaster for livestreaming, even when no radio spectrum use is included. Some YouTubers, even non profit, might fail at the expensive fee for applying a license.{{Cite news|url=http://www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/web/twitch-und-youtube-braucht-es-fuer-livestreams-eine-rundfunklizenz-a-1140927.html|title=YouTube und Twitch: Braucht man jetzt eine Lizenz zum Zocken? – Spiegel Online – Netzwelt|last=Germany|first=Spiegel Online, Hamburg|newspaper=Der Spiegel|language=de|date=March 29, 2017 |access-date=May 19, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170515165340/http://www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/web/twitch-und-youtube-braucht-es-fuer-livestreams-eine-rundfunklizenz-a-1140927.html|archive-date=May 15, 2017|df=mdy-all}} On April 30, 2017, the livestreaming channel PietSmietTV went offline. The channel PietSmiet remained online due not providing 24/7 streaming. The channel was mentioned in a requirement of a license.{{Citation|last=PietSmiet|title=Update Rundfunklizenz & Youtuber + Politik|date=May 18, 2017|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Osga52D055s|language=de|access-date=May 19, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180526093606/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Osga52D055s|archive-date=May 26, 2018|df=mdy-all}}

; Pending parliamentary resolution in 2019

The Article 17 of the Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market is feared and criticized as censorship, mandatory for all countries of the European Union within two years if adopted.{{Cite web |url=https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/uploadfilter-warum-kritiker-angst-vor-zensur-haben.684.de.html?dram:article_id=443170 |title=Uploadfilter - Warum Kritiker Angst vor Zensur haben |date=March 9, 2019 |language=de |access-date=March 14, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190322102924/https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/uploadfilter-warum-kritiker-angst-vor-zensur-haben.684.de.html?dram:article_id=443170 |archive-date=March 22, 2019 |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |url=https://www1.wdr.de/nachrichten/lefloid-urheberrecht-100.html |title=Upload-Filter: Youtuber LeFloid warnt vor Zensur - Nachrichten - WDR |date=February 18, 2019 |language=de |access-date=March 14, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190304102122/https://www1.wdr.de/nachrichten/lefloid-urheberrecht-100.html |archive-date=March 4, 2019 |url-status=live |last1=Wahl |first1=Fabian }}{{Cite web |url=https://www.sueddeutsche.de/digital/uploadfilter-ergebnis-eu-urheberrecht-1.4329775 |title=Uploadfilter - Artikel 13 gefährdet das freie Netz - Digital - Süddeutsche.de |date=February 13, 2019 |language=de |access-date=March 14, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331120043/https://www.sueddeutsche.de/digital/uploadfilter-ergebnis-eu-urheberrecht-1.4329775 |archive-date=March 31, 2019 |url-status=live }}

On April 1, 2008, Indonesian information minister Mohammad Nuh asked YouTube to remove Fitna, a controversial film made by Dutch right-wing politician Geert Wilders. The government allowed two days for the removal of the video or YouTube would be blocked in the country.{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-dutch-islam-indonesia-idUSSP23588120080402|title=Indonesia Seeks to Block YouTube Over Anti-Koran Film|date=April 2, 2008|access-date=April 3, 2008|work=Reuters|location=Jakarta|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203021915/https://www.reuters.com/article/2008/04/02/us-dutch-islam-indonesia-idUSSP23588120080402|archive-date=December 3, 2013|df=mdy-all}} On April 4, following YouTube's failure to remove the video, Nuh asked all Internet service providers to block access to YouTube.{{cite web|url=http://www.detikinet.com/index.php/detik.read/tahun/2008/bulan/04/tgl/04/time/144822/idnews/918422/idkanal/399|title=Menkominfo 'Ultimatum' ISP Blokir YouTube|trans-title=MCIT 'Ultimatum' ISPs Block YouTube|author=Wicaksono Hidayat|date=April 4, 2008|access-date=April 4, 2008|work=detik.com|language=id|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080406233218/http://detikinet.com/index.php/detik.read/tahun/2008/bulan/04/tgl/04/time/144822/idnews/918422/idkanal/399|archive-date=April 6, 2008|df=mdy-all}} ([https://translate.google.com/translate?u=http://inet.detik.com/index.php/detik.read/tahun/2008/bulan/04/tgl/04/time/144822/idnews/918422/idkanal/399 English translation] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151120024023/http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Finet.detik.com%2Findex.php%2Fdetik.read%2Ftahun%2F2008%2Fbulan%2F04%2Ftgl%2F04%2Ftime%2F144822%2Fidnews%2F918422%2Fidkanal%2F399 |date=November 20, 2015 }}) On April 5, YouTube was briefly blocked for testing by one ISP.{{cite web|url=http://detikinet.com/index.php/detik.read/tahun/2008/bulan/04/tgl/05/time/135716/idnews/918790/idkanal/399|title=YouTube Terblokir karena 'Ulah' Satu ISP|trans-title=YouTube Blocked by 'tantrum' One ISP|author=Dewi Widya Ningrum|date=April 5, 2008|access-date=April 4, 2008|work=detik.com|language=id|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080406233240/http://detikinet.com/index.php/detik.read/tahun/2008/bulan/04/tgl/05/time/135716/idnews/918790/idkanal/399|archive-date=April 6, 2008|df=mdy-all}} ([https://translate.google.com/translate?u=http://inet.detik.com/index.php/detik.read/tahun/2008/bulan/04/tgl/05/time/135716/idnews/918790/idkanal/399 English translation] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151120023743/http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Finet.detik.com%2Findex.php%2Fdetik.read%2Ftahun%2F2008%2Fbulan%2F04%2Ftgl%2F05%2Ftime%2F135716%2Fidnews%2F918790%2Fidkanal%2F399 |date=November 20, 2015 }}) On April 8, YouTube, along with MySpace, Metacafe, RapidShare, Multiply, LiveLeak, and Fitna{{'}}s official site, were blocked in Indonesia on all ISPs.{{cite web |url=http://www.detikinet.com/index.php/detik.read/tahun/2008/bulan/04/tgl/08/time/112559/idnews/920077/idkanal/399 |title=Speedy Blokir 7 Situs, Pengusaha Kecil Mulai Menjerit! |trans-title=Speedy Block 7 Websites, Small Business Start Screaming! |author=Dewi Widya Ningrum |date=April 8, 2008 |access-date=April 8, 2008 |work=detik.com |language=id |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080412041334/http://www.detikinet.com/index.php/detik.read/tahun/2008/bulan/04/tgl/08/time/112559/idnews/920077/idkanal/399 |archive-date=April 12, 2008 |df=mdy-all }} ([http://inet.detik.com/index.php/detik.read/tahun/2008/bulan/04/tgl/08/time/112559/idnews/920077/idkanal/399 English translation] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120730051250/http://inet.detik.com/index.php/detik.read/tahun/2008/bulan/04/tgl/08/time/112559/idnews/920077/idkanal/399 |date=July 30, 2012 }}) The blocking of YouTube was subsequently lifted on April 10.{{Cite web |date=11 April 2008 |title=Indonesia unblocks YouTube |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/indonesia-unblocks-youtube-1.699175 |access-date=18 May 2023}}

On January 24, 2010, Libya permanently blocked YouTube after it featured videos of demonstrations in the Libyan city of Benghazi by families of detainees who were killed in Abu Salim prison in 1996, as well as videos of family members of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi at parties.{{Cite news |date=2010-02-04 |title=Libya blocks YouTube, opposition sites: rights group |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/ozatp-rights-libya-internet-20100204-idAFJOE6130IC20100204 |access-date=2023-05-18}} The ban was condemned by Human Rights Watch.[https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gMqNCaIpcd74x_33F16sT_6IDriw "Watchdog urges Libya to stop blocking websites"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100209004610/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gMqNCaIpcd74x_33F16sT_6IDriw |date=February 9, 2010 }}, AFP, February 4, 2010 In November 2011, after the Libyan Civil War, YouTube was once again allowed in Libya,[http://www.freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-net/2012/libya "Libya"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120927235826/http://www.freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-net/2012/libya |date=September 27, 2012 }}, Freedom on the Net 2012, Freedom House, September 24, 2012 but did not launch a local version of the site until early 2015.

In May 2013, videos critical of the Malaysian government were blocked from YouTube in Malaysia despite the government's promises not to censor the internet. Analysis of the network traffic shows that the ISPs were scanning the headers of the users and actively blocking requests to the YouTube video according to the video key.[http://sinarproject.org/blog/censorship-of-on-line-media-in-malaysia GE13 Censorship of Online Media in Malaysia] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130507212400/http://sinarproject.org/blog/censorship-of-on-line-media-in-malaysia/ |date=May 7, 2013 }}{{cite news | url=http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/228819 | work=Malaysia Kini | title=China Style censorship blocking KiniTV videos | date=May 2, 2013 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130505005744/http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/228819 | archive-date=May 5, 2013 | df=mdy-all }}

On May 25, 2007, the state-owned Maroc Telecom ISP blocked all access to YouTube.{{cite web|url=http://globalvoicesonline.org/2007/05/26/morocco-blocks-access-to-youtube/|title=Morocco blocks access to YouTube|author=Sami Ben Gharbia|date=May 26, 2007|access-date=May 27, 2007|publisher=Global Voices Online|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070531094436/http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2007/05/26/morocco-blocks-access-to-youtube/|archive-date=May 31, 2007|df=mdy-all}} Officially, no reasons were given as to why YouTube was blocked, but speculations were that it may have been due to videos posted by the pro-separatist Polisario, Western Sahara's independence movement, or due to videos criticizing King Mohammed VI. The ban did not affect the other two ISPs in the country, Wana (now Inwi) and Méditel (now Orange Maroc). The blocking of YouTube on Maroc Telecom was lifted on May 30, 2007, after Maroc Telecom unofficially announced that the denied access to the website was a mere "technical glitch".{{cite web|url=http://ar.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=22322 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130416003945/http://ar.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=22322 |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 16, 2013 |title=YouTube again accessible via Maroc Telecom |date=May 30, 2007 |access-date=May 30, 2007 |publisher=Reporters Without Borders}}

{{Main|Internet censorship in Pakistan#Social media and platform blocking}}

In February 2008, the Pakistani Telecommunications Authority (PTA) blocked access to YouTube on Pakistani ISPs, allegedly because of "blasphemous" videos of Dutch politician Geert Wilders (especially Fitna). However, the PTA's block inadvertently knocked out access to YouTube worldwide for two hours on February 25, 2008.{{cite news |title=Pakistan move knocked out YouTube - CNN.com |url=http://bookchin.net/trip-research/youtube/pakistanBlocksYoutube.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141014220714/http://bookchin.net/trip-research/youtube/pakistanBlocksYoutube.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 14, 2014 |access-date=19 September 2018 |work=CNN |date=February 25, 2008}} Pakistan Telecom had broadcast to other ISPs in the Pacific Rim the false claim that it was the correct route for the addresses in YouTube's IP space.{{cite news |last1=McCullagh |first1=Declan |title=How Pakistan knocked YouTube offline (and how to make sure it never happens again) |url=https://www.cnet.com/news/how-pakistan-knocked-youtube-offline-and-how-to-make-sure-it-never-happens-again/ |access-date=19 September 2018 |work=CNET |date=25 February 2008 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180919171602/https://www.cnet.com/news/how-pakistan-knocked-youtube-offline-and-how-to-make-sure-it-never-happens-again/ |archive-date=September 19, 2018 |url-status=live }} It was suggested by some Pakistani websites, blogs, and by electoral process watchdog groups at the time that the block was imposed largely to distract viewers from videos alleging vote-rigging by the ruling MQM party in the February 2008 general elections.[http://en.rsf.org/pakistan-youtube-access-unblocked-after-27-02-2008,25889.html "Access to YouTube blocked until further notice because of "non-Islamic" videos"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151119180621/http://en.rsf.org/pakistan-youtube-access-unblocked-after-27-02-2008,25889.html |date=November 19, 2015 }}, Reporters Without Borders, February 27, 2008. Allegations of suppressing vote-rigging videos by the Musharraf administration were also leveled by Pakistani bloggers, newspapers, media, and Pakistani anti-Musharraf opposition parties. YouTube was unblocked on February 27, 2008, after the allegedly blasphemous videos were removed.{{cite web |title=YouTube access unblocked after offending videos removed {{!}} Reporters without borders |url=https://rsf.org/en/news/youtube-access-unblocked-after-offending-videos-removed |website=Reporters Sans Frontiers |access-date=19 September 2018 |date=February 27, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180919211251/https://rsf.org/en/news/youtube-access-unblocked-after-offending-videos-removed |archive-date=September 19, 2018 |url-status=live }}

On May 20, 2010, which was Everybody Draw Mohammed Day, Pakistan again blocked the website in a bid to contain "blasphemous" material.{{Cite news |title=Pakistan blocks YouTube access over Muhammad depictions |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/may/20/pakistan-blocks-youtube-sacrilegious |work=The Guardian |access-date=May 23, 2010 |location=London |first=Declan |last=Walsh |date=May 20, 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130914225330/http://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/may/20/pakistan-blocks-youtube-sacrilegious |archive-date=September 14, 2013 |df=mdy-all }} The ban was lifted on May 27, 2010, after the website removed the objectionable content from its servers at the request of the government. However, individual videos deemed offensive to Muslims that are posted on YouTube will continue to be blocked.[http://www.metro.co.uk/news/828161-youtube-ban-lifted-by-pakistan-authorities "YouTube ban lifted by Pakistan authorities"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100722062958/http://www.metro.co.uk/news/828161-youtube-ban-lifted-by-pakistan-authorities |date=July 22, 2010 }}, Joanne McCabe, Metro (Associated Newspapers Limited, UK), May 27, 2010. Retrieved September 18, 2012[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/pakistan/Pakistan-lifts-ban-on-YouTube/articleshow/5978581.cms "Pakistan lifts ban on YouTube"], The Times of India, May 27, 2010

On September 17, 2012, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) ordered access to YouTube blocked, after the website failed to remove the trailer of the controversial Innocence of Muslims, and eventually resulting in a ban due to YouTube's noncompliance.{{Cite news|last=Tsukayama|first=Hayley|date=2012-09-17|title=YouTube blocked in Pakistan|language=en-US|newspaper=Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/youtube-blocked-in-pakistan/2012/09/17/30081fa2-00ea-11e2-b257-e1c2b3548a4a_story.html|access-date=2022-12-29|issn=0190-8286}}

Bytes for All, a Pakistani non-profit organization, filed a constitutional challenge to the ban through their counsel Yasser Latif Hamdani in the Lahore High Court. This is an ongoing case and is commonly known as the YouTube case.{{cite news|last=David|first=Robin|title=Surf war|url=http://www.timescrest.com/life/surf-war-10726|access-date=July 22, 2013|newspaper=Times of India|date=July 13, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130718032131/http://www.timescrest.com/life/surf-war-10726|archive-date=July 18, 2013|df=mdy-all}}

On December 11, 2013, it was announced by the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority that they had convinced Google's management to offer a local version of YouTube to Pakistan at YouTube.com.pk, as it would be easy for the local authorities to remove "objectionable" material from a local version compared to the global version of YouTube. However, it would only be offered after the Pakistani government fulfilled some undisclosed requirements.{{Cite web |last=Khalid |first=Fareeha |date=December 11, 2013 |title=Plans to make 'youtube.com.pk' for Pakistani users |url=http://www.thenewstribe.com/2013/12/11/plans-to-make-youtube-com-pk-for-pakistani-users/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131214020752/http://www.thenewstribe.com/2013/12/11/plans-to-make-youtube-com-pk-for-pakistani-users/ |archive-date=December 14, 2013 |access-date=December 11, 2013 |website=The News Tribe}}

On April 21, 2014, Pakistan's Senate Standing Committee on Human Rights approved a resolution to lift the ban on YouTube.{{cite web |title=Pakistan senate panel on Human Rights revokes ban on YouTube |url=http://news.biharprabha.com/2014/04/pakistan-senate-panel-on-human-rights-revokes-ban-on-youtube/ |work=IANS |publisher=Bihar Prabha |access-date=April 21, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140423041730/http://news.biharprabha.com/2014/04/pakistan-senate-panel-on-human-rights-revokes-ban-on-youtube/ |archive-date=April 23, 2014 |df=mdy-all }}

On May 6, 2014, the National Assembly unanimously adopted a non-binding resolution to lift the ban,{{Cite web|date=2018-08-02|title=NA-108 vote recount: PTI's Farrukh Habib retains seat against Abid Sher Ali|url=https://dailytimes.com.pk/276936/na-108-vote-recount-ptis-farrukh-habib-retains-seat-against-abid-sher-ali/|access-date=2022-12-29|website=Daily Times|language=en-US}} but as of August 2, 2014 it was still in effect.{{Cite web|title=Business News Today: Read Latest Business news, India Business News Live, Share Market & Economy News|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/|access-date=2022-12-29|website=The Economic Times|language=en}} {{update after|2014|8|17}} The ban was lifted due to a technical glitch on December 6, 2015, according to ISPs in Pakistan.{{cite news |url=http://www.thenewstribe.com/2015/12/06/youtube-accessible-in-pakistan-by-mistake/ |title=YouTube accessible in Pakistan by mistake |date=December 6, 2015 |access-date=January 10, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151231201505/http://www.thenewstribe.com/2015/12/06/youtube-accessible-in-pakistan-by-mistake/ |archive-date=December 31, 2015 |df=mdy-all }}

As of January 18, 2016, the ban has been officially lifted, as YouTube has launched a local version of the site for Pakistan. The Pakistani government was allowed to request that certain content on YouTube would be taken down.{{Cite magazine |last=Lapowsky |first=Issie |date=2016 |title=YouTube Returns to Pakistan After Three-Year Ban |magazine=Wired |url=https://www.wired.com/2016/01/youtube-returns-to-pakistan-after-three-year-ban/ |issn=1059-1028}}

On November 25, 2017, the NetBlocks internet measurement platform and Digital Rights Foundation collected evidence of nationwide blocking of YouTube alongside other social media services, imposed by the government in response to the violent Tehreek-e-Labaik protests.{{Cite news|url=https://digitalrightsfoundation.pk/press-release-drf-and-netblocks-find-blanket-and-nation-wide-ban-on-social-media-in-pakistan-and-demand-it-to-be-lifted-immediately/|title=DRF and NetBlocks find blanket and nation-wide ban on social media in Pakistan and demand it to be lifted immediately|date=November 26, 2017|work=Digital Rights Foundation|access-date=November 29, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201040815/https://digitalrightsfoundation.pk/press-release-drf-and-netblocks-find-blanket-and-nation-wide-ban-on-social-media-in-pakistan-and-demand-it-to-be-lifted-immediately/|archive-date=December 1, 2017|url-status=live|language=en-GB|df=mdy-all}}{{Cite news|url=http://nation.com.pk/27-Nov-2017/activists-assail-blanket-ban-on-social-media|title=Activists assail blanket ban on social media|date=November 27, 2017|work=The Nation|access-date=November 29, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171128200108/http://nation.com.pk/27-Nov-2017/activists-assail-blanket-ban-on-social-media|archive-date=November 28, 2017|url-status=live|language=en-US|df=mdy-all}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.samaa.tv/social-buzz/2017/11/need-know-nation-wide-internet-disruptions-dharna/|title=All you need to know about nation-wide internet disruptions during dharna|date=November 27, 2017|website=Samaa TV|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171127185835/https://www.samaa.tv/social-buzz/2017/11/need-know-nation-wide-internet-disruptions-dharna/|archive-date=November 27, 2017|url-status=live|access-date=November 29, 2017|df=mdy-all}} The technical investigation found that many, but not all, major Pakistani fixed-line and mobile service providers implemented the YouTube restriction which was lifted by the PTA the following day when protests abated after the resignation of Minister for Law and Justice Zahid Hamid.{{Cite news|url=http://nation.com.pk/26-Nov-2017/the-issue-of-social-media-networking|title=The issue of social media networking|date=November 26, 2017|work=The Nation|access-date=November 29, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171128200126/http://nation.com.pk/26-Nov-2017/the-issue-of-social-media-networking|archive-date=November 28, 2017|url-status=live|language=en-US|df=mdy-all}}

{{See also|Internet censorship in Russia}}

The video claiming responsibility for the 2010 Moscow Metro bombings, which quickly gained 800,000 views in four days, was removed, along with all videos of Dokka Umarov. Additionally, it turned out that over 300 videos from the Kavkaz Center were removed for having "inappropriate content." Russia was claimed to have pressured YouTube to take such measures.{{cite web |url=http://www.memri.org/report/en/print4133.htm |title=YouTube could not bear Dokku Umarov |work=YouTube – The Internet's Primary and Rapidly Expanding Jihadi Base: Part II, item 3 |author=Kavkaz Center |publisher=Middle East Media Research Institute |date=May 4, 2010 |access-date=December 10, 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130718090601/http://www.memri.org/report/en/print4133.htm |archive-date=July 18, 2013 |df=mdy-all }}

On July 28, 2010, a court in the city of Komsomolsk-on-Amur ordered a local ISP to block access to YouTube.com, web.archive.org, and several other websites offering books for downloads, citing extremist materials as the reason.{{Cite web|date=2010-07-29|title=YouTube banned by Russian court|url=http://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/jul/29/youtube-ban-russian-regional-court|access-date=2022-12-29|website=the Guardian|language=en}} The order was not enforced and was later reversed.{{Cite web|date=2010-08-06|title=Russia: The First Case of YouTube Ban|url=https://advox.globalvoices.org/2010/08/06/russia-the-first-case-of-youtube-ban/|access-date=2022-12-29|website=Global Voices Advox|language=en}}

On September 4, 2017, Roskomnadzor announced their intention to delete a video released by a popular YouTube channel Nemagia in which bloggers Alexey Pskovitin and Mikhail Pecherskiy described unscrupulous business strategies by Tinkoff Bank.{{cite web |url=https://tvrain.ru/news/banke-443881/ |title=Роскомнадзор заблокирует ролик блогеров Nemagia о "Тинькофф банке" |trans-title=Roskomnadzor will block the Nemagia blogger’s video about Tinkoff Bank |date=2017-09-04 |publisher=TV Rain |language=ru |access-date=2019-09-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190904114722/https://tvrain.ru/news/banke-443881/ |archive-date=September 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}

In February 2019, as a result of a complaint received by Roskomnadzor, YouTube has demanded that the Ukrainian Centre for Journalist Investigations remove a video about Emir-Usein Kuku, a Crimean Tatar 'human rights defender' who has been arrested by Russian authorities in 2016.{{cite web |url=http://khpg.org/en/index.php?id=1549481160 |title=YouTube collaborates with Russia to censor video about imprisoned Crimean Tatar human rights activist Kuku |date=2019-02-07 |publisher=Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group |language=en |access-date=2019-11-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190824081525/http://khpg.org/en/index.php?id=1549481160 |archive-date=August 24, 2019 |url-status=live }}

In September 2021, YouTube blocked two German-language channels run by a Russian state-backed media company RT stating they spread misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines. In return, Roskomnadzor threatened to block the service in the country or fine Google unless the restrictions are lifted.{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/09/29/russia-ban-youtube-german-coronavirus/ |title=Russia threatens to block YouTube after German channels are deleted over coronavirus misinformation |date=September 29, 2021 |newspaper=The Washington Post |language=en |access-date=September 30, 2021 |url-status=live |archive-date=September 30, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210930030306/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/09/29/russia-ban-youtube-german-coronavirus/ }}

In March 2022, YouTube started showing its users ads with calls to disable Russian railroad communications. As a result, Roskomnadzor contacted Google and demanded the company to stop the threats against Russia.{{cite web|url=https://tass.com/society/1424143|title=Russian IT watchdog demanded that Google stop spreading anti-Russian threats on YouTube|date=March 18, 2022|publisher=TASS|quote=According to Roskomnadzor, YouTube users are being shown advertisement videos with calls to disable Russian and Belarusian railroad communications}} YouTube also blocks Russian state-funded propaganda channels.{{Cite news |date=2022-03-11 |title=YouTube blocks Russian state-funded media channels globally |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/mar/11/youtube-blocks-russian-state-funded-media |access-date=2024-09-25 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}

In mid 2024, users in Russia started experiencing a significant slowdown in video loading speeds from 40% to 70%. Alexander Khinshtein, head of the State Duma's Committee on Information Policy, announced on Telegram that the planned "degradation" of YouTube speeds, he also encouraged people to comply with Russian's policy on platform.{{Cite web |date=2024-07-25 |title=YouTube speeds in Russia may drop by 70% in next few weeks — Here's why - CNBC TV18 |url=https://www.cnbctv18.com/technology/youtube-speeds-in-russia-may-drop-by-70-pc-in-next-few-weeks-heres-why-19449386.htm |access-date=2024-09-25 |website=CNBCTV18 |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2024-07-29 |title=YouTube speeds in Russia to drop by 70% |url=https://www.intellinews.com/youtube-speeds-in-russia-to-drop-by-70-335889/ |access-date=2024-09-25 |website=www.intellinews.com |language=en}} But later, he switch to blame the slowdown on Google's failure to invest in Russian infrastructure, such as its local cache servers.{{Cite web |title=Russian users report mass YouTube outage amid growing official criticism |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/8/9/russian-users-report-mass-youtube-outage-amid-growing-official-criticism |access-date=2024-09-25 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en}}

From August 1, including YouTube mobile platforms, which was initially not affected by speed drop, is also unable to use due to informally blockade, but with specific browsers (i.e. Domestic-made Yandex browser), high quality videos might still be accessible in Russia.{{Cite web |title=YouTube stops playing videos in almost all web browsers in Russia |url=https://tass.com/politics/1824963 |access-date=2024-09-25 |website=TASS}} On August 8, media interviewed many of the country's users, said YouTube can not function properly without a VPN.{{Cite news |last=Service |first=RFE/RL's Russian |title=YouTube Not Accessible Across Russia |url=https://www.rferl.org/a/youtube-video-blocked-russia/33070407.html |access-date=2024-08-30 |work=RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty |language=en}}{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-block-youtube/33072761.html |title=Did Russia Block YouTube? |date=2024-08-10 |language=en |access-date=2024-09-18 |via=www.rferl.org}}{{Cite web |title=YouTube has suddenly stopped working in Russia. Meduza's readers describe how they're handling the loss of the world's most popular video streaming service. |url=https://meduza.io/en/feature/2024/08/08/youtube-has-suddenly-stopped-working-in-russia-meduza-s-readers-describe-how-they-re-handling-the-loss-of-the-world-s-most-popular-video-streaming-service |access-date=2024-09-25 |website=Meduza |language=en}} Google also shut off AdSense to all Russian citizens a week later.{{Cite web |date=2024-08-12 |title=Google AdSense Shuts Down in Russia, Impacting Monetization |url=https://united24media.com/latest-news/google-adsense-shuts-down-in-russia-impacting-monetization-1694 |access-date=2024-09-25 |website=UNITED24 Media |language=en}}

At the request of the South Korean government, Google removed about 54,000 pieces of content.{{cite web | url=https://www.mk.co.kr/news/it/view/2021/05/445794/ | title=한국 정부 요청으로 구글 콘텐츠 5만4000개 지웠다 | date=May 9, 2021 | language=ko }}{{When|date=February 2025}} Additionally, government-critical videos that are difficult to delete were suppressed by making them recommended to the area that has nothing to do with the video.{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20221023121740/https://i.ibb.co/yhw38jb/1666523568.png Screen shot]}}

The Sudanese authorities blocked YouTube on April 21, 2010, following the 2010 presidential election, and also blocked YouTube's owner Google. The block was in response to a YouTube video appearing to show National Electoral Commission workers in official uniforms and a child in the Hamashkoreib region filling out voting strips and putting them into ballot boxes, with one of them expressing relief that the voting period had been extended for them to finish their work. Sudan had previously blocked YouTube temporarily in 2008 for unknown reasons.{{cite news |url=http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?article34836 |title=Sudan reportedly blocks YouTube over electoral fraud video |location=Khartoum |date=April 21, 2010 |newspaper=Sudan Tribune |access-date=December 10, 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100904160057/http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?article34836 |archive-date=September 4, 2010 |df=mdy-all }}

On September 17, 2012, YouTube was banned again by National Telecommunication Corporation for not removing Innocence of Muslims, a controversial anti-Islamic film. However, the block was later lifted.{{cite news |title=Sudan orders Youtube block over anti-Islam film |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-protest-sudan-idUSBRE88I1HP20120919 |access-date=25 November 2021 |work=Reuters |agency=Reuters |publisher=Reuters Staff |date=19 September 2012 |language=en}}{{When|date=February 2025}}

{{See also|Internet censorship in Syria}}

In multiple instances YouTube access was blocked in Syria by the Syrian government and blackouts caused by the Syrian civil war.

YouTube has been blocked since August 2007 after videos were circulated denouncing the crackdown on the Kurd minority. In February 2011 Syria lifted their block of YouTube and other social media services.{{cite web|date=8 February 2011|url=http://www.dp-news.com/pages/detail.aspx?articleid=73458|title=الغاء الحجب عن موقع "فيسبوك" في سورية|trans-title=Syrian government abolishes bans on "Facebook" and "YouTube"|publisher=D Press News|language=ar|access-date=23 September 2011|archive-date=20 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190220204436/http://www.dp-news.com/pages/detail.aspx?articleid=73458|url-status=dead}} ([https://www.google.com/translate_c?langpair=en&u=http://www.dp-news.com/pages/detail.aspx?articleid=73458 English translation]){{cite web|author=The Next Web Middle East|date=8 February 2011|url=https://thenextweb.com/me/2011/02/08/facebook-and-youtube-to-be-unblocked-in-syria-today/|title=Facebook and YouTube to Be Unblocked in Syria Today|access-date=8 February 2011}}

In July 2012, the Tajik authorities blocked YouTube in response to uploaded videos showing protests against militant clashes.{{Cite web |last=Rickleton |first=Chris |date=11 August 2014 |title=Tajikistan: Can Dushanbe Keep the Lid on the Internet? |url=https://eurasianet.org/tajikistan-can-dushanbe-keep-the-lid-on-the-internet |access-date=18 May 2023 |website=EurasiaNet}}{{Cite news |date=2012-07-27 |title=OSCE Asks Tajikistan To Unblock YouTube |language=en |work=Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty |url=https://www.rferl.org/a/osce-tajikistan-youtube/24659035.html |access-date=2023-05-18}} In the same year, the Tajik government blocked the website again, this time because of videos depicting the president Emomali Rakhmon which were deemed to be offensive to the government.{{cite web|url=http://www.europeanforum.net/news/1950/tajikistan_blocks_youtube|title=Tajikistan blocks YouTube – News – European Forum – for Democracy and Solidarity|access-date=September 1, 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160324060019/http://www.europeanforum.net/news/1950/tajikistan_blocks_youtube|archive-date=March 24, 2016|df=mdy-all}}

In 2013, Tajikistan blocked YouTube for a third time because of a video which depicts President Rakhmon dancing and singing out of tune at his son's wedding party in 2007.{{cite web|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/tajikstan-blocks-youtube-2013-5|title=Tajikistan Blocks YouTube After Video Of Dancing President Goes Viral|website=Business Insider|access-date=September 1, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161228091402/http://www.businessinsider.com/tajikstan-blocks-youtube-2013-5|archive-date=December 28, 2016|df=mdy-all}}

On June 9, 2014, YouTube briefly became inaccessible for an unknown reason. Beg Zuhurov, chief of Tajikistan's State Communications Service, claimed that this was due to "technical problems".{{cite web|url=https://www.rferl.org/a/youtube-partially-blocked-in-tajikistan/25416452.html|title=YouTube Partially Blocked In Tajikistan|date=June 10, 2014|website=RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty|access-date=April 2, 2022}}

On August 25, 2015, YouTube was once again blocked by certain ISPs following an order from the State Communications Service.{{cite web|url=https://www.rferl.org/a/tajikistan-youtube-facebook-blocked/27207583.html|title=Access To YouTube, Facebook Restricted Again In Tajikistan|date=August 25, 2015|website=RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty|access-date=April 2, 2022}} The block was not lifted until mid-2017.{{cite web|url=https://transparencyreport.google.com/traffic/overview?disruption_history=product:21;region:TJ;size:4&lu=disruption_history|title=Tajikistan YouTube Traffic|website=Google Transparency Report|access-date=April 2, 2022}}

On May 23, 2019, after the President of Tajikistan criticized the internet for "bolstering terrorism", Tajik authorities extended the blockages of all Google resources, including YouTube. However, the ban was later{{When|date=February 2025}} lifted.{{Cite news |title=Tajikistan: Internet grinds to a halt after president's criticism |url=https://eurasianet.org/tajikistan-internet-grinds-to-a-halt-after-presidents-criticism |date=2019-05-23 |access-date=2022-04-19 |work=eurasianet}}

{{See also|Bhumibol Adulyadej#Internet blocking measures}}

In 2006, Thailand blocked access to YouTube for users with Thai IP addresses. Thai authorities identified 20 offensive videos and demanded that Google remove them before it would allow unblocking of all YouTube content.

During the week of March 8, 2007, YouTube was blocked in Thailand.{{cite web |url=http://www.2bangkok.com/blockedyoutube.shtml |title=YouTube blocked in Thailand |publisher=2Bangkok |date=March 10, 2007 |access-date=March 10, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070312130806/http://2bangkok.com/blockedyoutube.shtml |archive-date=March 12, 2007 |df=mdy-all }} Although no official explanation was given for the ban, many bloggers believed the reason for the blocking was a video of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's speech on CNN. YouTube was unblocked on March 10, 2007.

On the night of April 3, 2007, YouTube was again blocked in Thailand.{{cite web |url=http://facthai.wordpress.com/2007/04/04/youtube-blocked-again/ |title=YouTube ถูกไอซีทีบล็อก (อีกแล้ว) |trans-title=YouTube Blocked Again |publisher=Freedom Against Censorship Thailand |language=th |date=April 4, 2007 |access-date=April 4, 2007 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070408113652/http://facthai.wordpress.com/2007/04/04/youtube-blocked-again/ |archive-date=April 8, 2007 |df=mdy-all }} ([https://translate.google.com/translate?u=http://facthai.wordpress.com/2007/04/04/youtube-blocked-again/ English translation] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151120024056/http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Ffacthai.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F04%2F04%2Fyoutube-blocked-again%2F |date=November 20, 2015 }}) The government cited a video on the site that it called "insulting" to King Bhumibol Adulyadej.{{Cite news|date=2007-04-06|title=Two more clips mocking Thai king appear on YouTube|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/thailand-youtube-idUSBKK20524420070406|access-date=2022-12-29}}"Thailand bans YouTube over videos insulting king", Wikinews, April 6, 2007 However, the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology said that it would unblock YouTube in a few days, after websites containing references to this video are blocked as opposed to the entire website.{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/05/business/worldbusiness/05tube.html |title=Thailand Bans YouTube |author=Thomas Fuller |date=April 5, 2007 |newspaper=The New York Times |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161201085607/http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/05/business/worldbusiness/05tube.html |archive-date=December 1, 2016 |df=mdy-all }} Communications Minister Sitthichai Pokai-udom said, "When they decide to withdraw the clip, we will withdraw the ban."{{Cite news | title=Whose Tube? | date=April 12, 2007 | url=http://economist.com/world/international/displaystory.cfm?story_id=E1_JDTPVRG | newspaper=The Economist | page=71 | access-date=April 16, 2007 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071017234704/http://economist.com/world/international/displaystory.cfm?story_id=E1_JDTPVRG | archive-date=October 17, 2007 | df=mdy-all }} Shortly after this incident the Internet technology blog Mashable was blocked from Thailand over the reporting of the YouTube clips in question.

{{Cite news

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}} YouTube was unblocked on August 30, 2007, after YouTube reportedly agreed to block videos deemed offensive by Thai authorities.{{Cite news | title=Ban on YouTube lifted after deal | date=August 31, 2007 | url=http://nationmultimedia.com/2007/08/31/headlines/headlines_30047192.php | work=The Nation | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070903101635/http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2007/08/31/headlines/headlines_30047192.php | archive-date=September 3, 2007 | df=mdy-all }}

On September 21, 2007, Thai authorities announced they were seeking a court order to block videos that had appeared on YouTube accusing Privy Council president Prem Tinsulanonda of attempting to manipulate the royal succession to make himself Thailand's king.[http://www.asiaone.com/Digital/News/Story/A1Story20070922-26519.html "Thailand wants to block more YouTube video clips"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090408093342/http://www.asiaone.com/Digital/News/Story/A1Story20070922-26519.html |date=April 8, 2009 }}, AFP, September 22, 2007

YouTube was blocked in Tunisia for several years before the 2011 Tunisian Revolution.{{cite book |last1=Wilson |first1=Mark I. |last2=Kellerman |first2=Aharon |last3=Corey |first3=Kenneth E. |date=2013 |title=Global Information Society: Technology, Knowledge, and Mobility |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zjIY1XiAvLUC&pg=PA179 |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Inc. |page=179 |isbn=9780742556942 |access-date=August 29, 2019 |archive-date=October 22, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022192632/https://books.google.com/books?id=zjIY1XiAvLUC&pg=PA179 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=https://advox.globalvoices.org/2007/11/02/tunisia-is-youtube-blocked/ |title=Tunisia: is Youtube blocked? |publisher=Global Voices Advox |date=November 2, 2007 |access-date=November 8, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171109022712/https://advox.globalvoices.org/2007/11/02/tunisia-is-youtube-blocked/ |archive-date=November 9, 2017 |df=mdy-all }}{{cite web|url=https://opennet.net/youtube-censored-a-recent-history|title=YouTube Censored: A Recent History|publisher=OpenNet Initiative|access-date=November 8, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171010095225/https://opennet.net/youtube-censored-a-recent-history|archive-date=October 10, 2017|df=mdy-all}}

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Turkish courts have ordered blocks on access to the YouTube website.{{Cite news |first=Tom |last=Zeller Jr. |title=YouTube Banned in Turkey After Insults to Ataturk |url=http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/03/07/youtube-banned-in-turkey-after-insults-to-ataturk/?_r=0 |work=The New York Times |access-date=December 8, 2013 |date=March 7, 2007 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140125105217/http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/03/07/youtube-banned-in-turkey-after-insults-to-ataturk/?_r=0 |archive-date=January 25, 2014 |df=mdy-all }} This first occurred when Türk Telekom blocked the site in compliance with decision 2007/384 issued by the Istanbul 1st Criminal Court of Peace (Sulh Ceza Mahkeme) on March 6, 2007. The court decision was based on videos insulting Mustafa Kemal Atatürk in an escalation of what the Turkish media referred to as a "virtual war" of insults between Greek, Armenian, and Turkish YouTube members.{{Cite news |first=Jeffrey |last=Rosen |title=Google's Gatekeepers |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/30/magazine/30google-t.html?scp=1&sq=youtube+censor+Turkey&st=nyt |work=The New York Times |access-date=December 1, 2008 |date=November 28, 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140311124601/http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/30/magazine/30google-t.html?scp=1&sq=youtube+censor+Turkey&st=nyt |archive-date=March 11, 2014 |df=mdy-all }}[http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=104593 "YouTube broadcasts Greek marches full of hatred toward Turks"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090214105809/http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=104593 |date=February 14, 2009 }}, Hasan Haci, Today's Zaman, March 6, 2007{{Cite web|last=Jardin|first=Xeni|date=2007-03-07|title=Update on Turkey bans YouTube: all a "you're a fag" flame war?|url=https://boingboing.net/2007/03/07/update-on-turkey-ban.html|access-date=2022-12-29|website=Boing Boing|language=en-US}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/turkey/story/0,,2028543,00.html|title=Turkey pulls plug on YouTube over Ataturk 'insults'|agency=AP|date=March 7, 2007|access-date=March 7, 2007|work=The Guardian|archive-date=October 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022192634/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2007/mar/07/turkey|url-status=live}} YouTube was sued for "insulting Turkishness"{{Cite news|url=https://variety.com/2007/digital/news/turkey-bans-youtube-1117960760/|title=Turkey bans YouTube|date=March 8, 2007|access-date=March 10, 2007|first=Ali|last=Jaafar|work=Variety|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070312230855/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117960760.html?categoryid=1009&cs=1|archive-date=March 12, 2007|df=mdy-all}} and access to the site was suspended pending the removal of the video. YouTube lawyers sent proof of the video's removal to the Istanbul public prosecutor and access was restored on March 9, 2007.{{Cite news|url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/Technology/Turkey-revokes-YouTube-ban/2007/03/10/1173167025391.html|title=Turkey revokes YouTube ban|date=March 10, 2007|access-date=March 10, 2007|work=The Age|agency=AFP|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070509233226/http://www.theage.com.au/news/Technology/Turkey-revokes-YouTube-ban/2007/03/10/1173167025391.html|archive-date=May 9, 2007|df=mdy-all}} However, other videos similarly deemed insulting were repeatedly posted, and several staggered bans followed, issued by different courts:

• the Sivas 2nd Criminal Court of Peace on September 18, 2007, and again (by decision 2008/11) on January 16, 2008;
• the Ankara 12th Criminal Court of Peace on January 17, 2008 (decision 2008/55);{{Cite news

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• the Ankara 1st Criminal Court of Peace on March 12, 2008 (decision 2008/251);
• the Ankara 11th Criminal Court of Peace on April 24, 2008 (decision 2008/468).
• the Ankara 5th Criminal Court of Peace on April 30, 2008 (decision 2008/599);
• again, the Ankara 1st Criminal Court of Peace on May 5, 2008 (decision 2008/402);
• again, the Ankara 11th Criminal Court of Peace on June 6, 2008 (decision 2008/624).
• again, based on "administrative measures" without court order following corruption scandal, relating several governmental officials including Prime Minister Erdoğan on March 27, 2014,

The block in accordance with court decision 2008/468 of the Ankara 11th Criminal Court of Peace issued on April 24, 2008, which cited that YouTube had not acquired a certificate of authorization in Turkey, was not implemented by Türk Telekom until May 5, 2008.

Although YouTube was officially banned in Turkey, the website was still accessible by modifying connection parameters to use alternative DNS servers, and it was the eighth most popular website in Turkey according to Alexa records.[http://www.freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-net/2012/turkey "Turkey report"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120927235933/http://www.freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-net/2012/turkey |date=September 27, 2012 }}, Freedom on the Net 2012, Freedom House, September 24, 2012 Responding to criticisms of the courts' bans, in November 2008 the Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan stated "I do access the site. Go ahead and do the same."{{Cite web|title=NTV Haber - Haberler, En Son Güncel Haberler|url=https://www.ntv.com.tr/?aspxerrorpath=/sayfa-bulunamadi.aspx|access-date=2022-12-29|website=www.ntv.com.tr|language=tr}}

In June 2010, President Abdullah Gül used his Twitter account to express disapproval of the country's blocking of YouTube, which also affected access from Turkey to many Google services. Gül said he had instructed officials to find legal ways of allowing access.{{Cite news |title=Turkish president uses Twitter to condemn YouTube ban |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/jun/11/abdullah-gul-twitter-turkey-youtube-ban |newspaper=The Guardian |date=June 11, 2010 |agency=Associated Press (Ankara) |access-date=June 12, 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130915013818/http://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/jun/11/abdullah-gul-twitter-turkey-youtube-ban |archive-date=September 15, 2013 |df=mdy-all }}

Turkey lifted the ban on October 30, 2010.{{cite news | url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE69T1JE20101030 | work=Reuters | first=Alexandra | last=Hudson | title=Turkey lifts its ban on YouTube-agency | date=October 30, 2010 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101102091822/http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE69T1JE20101030 | archive-date=November 2, 2010 | df=mdy-all }} In November 2010, a video of the Turkish politician Deniz Baykal caused the site to be blocked again briefly, and the site was threatened with a new shutdown if it did not remove the video.{{cite news|title=Turkey Reinstates YouTube Ban|work=The Wall Street Journal|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748704462704575590420251199614?mod=googlenews_wsj|date=November 2, 2010|access-date=December 8, 2013|first=Marc|last=Champion|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107015843/https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748704462704575590420251199614?mod=googlenews_wsj|archive-date=November 7, 2017|df=mdy-all}}{{cite news|title=Turkey: YouTube banned, again, over sex-scandal video|work=Los Angeles Times|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/babylonbeyond/2010/11/turkey-sex-scandal-youtube-baykal.html|date=November 4, 2010|access-date=December 8, 2013|first=Meris|last=Lutz|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140123104111/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/babylonbeyond/2010/11/turkey-sex-scandal-youtube-baykal.html|archive-date=January 23, 2014|df=mdy-all}}

On March 27, 2014, Turkey banned YouTube again. This time, they did so many hours after a video was posted there claiming to depict Turkey's foreign minister, spy chief, and a top general discussing scenarios that could lead to their country's military attacking jihadist militants in Syria.{{cite web | url=https://www.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304418404579465283912697784?mod=wsj_streaming_stream&mg=reno64-wsj&url=http%3A%2F%2Fonline.wsj.com%2Farticle%2FSB10001424052702304418404579465283912697784.html%3Fmod%3Dwsj_streaming_stream | title=Turkey Blocks YouTube | work=The Wall Street Journal | date=March 27, 2014 | access-date=March 27, 2014 | author=Parkinson, Joe | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151120011841/http://www.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304418404579465283912697784?mod=wsj_streaming_stream&mg=reno64-wsj&url=http%3A%2F%2Fonline.wsj.com%2Farticle%2FSB10001424052702304418404579465283912697784.html%3Fmod%3Dwsj_streaming_stream | archive-date=November 20, 2015 | df=mdy-all }} The ban was ordered to be lifted by a series of court rulings, starting April 9, 2014, but Turkey defied the court orders and kept access to YouTube blocked.{{cite news |title=Turkey keeps YouTube block despite court rulings |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-turkey-youtube-idUSBREA390J320140410 |work=Reuters |date=April 10, 2014 |access-date=June 1, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140624151019/http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/04/10/us-turkey-youtube-idUSBREA390J320140410 |archive-date=June 24, 2014 |df=mdy-all }}{{cite news |title=Ankara Court Orders Lifting of YouTube Ban |author=Gianluca Mezzofiore |url=http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/ankara-court-orders-lifting-youtube-ban-1447454 |newspaper=International Business Times |date=May 6, 2014 |access-date=June 1, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140602200649/http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/ankara-court-orders-lifting-youtube-ban-1447454 |archive-date=June 2, 2014 |df=mdy-all }} On May 29 the Constitutional Court of Turkey ruled that the block violated the constitutional right to freedom of expression and ordered that YouTube access be restored.{{cite news |title=Turkish court orders YouTube access to be restored |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-27623640 |work=BBC News |date=May 29, 2014 |access-date=June 1, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140601004637/http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-27623640 |archive-date=June 1, 2014 |df=mdy-all }}

As of the morning of June 1, 2014, access to YouTube remained blocked in Turkey.{{cite news |title=Youtube still blocked in Turkey despite top court verdict |url=http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2014/Jun-01/258442-youtube-still-blocked-in-turkey-despite-top-court-verdict.ashx |newspaper=The Daily Star |location=Lebanon |agency=AFP |date=June 1, 2014 |access-date=June 1, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140602010224/http://dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2014/Jun-01/258442-youtube-still-blocked-in-turkey-despite-top-court-verdict.ashx |archive-date=June 2, 2014 |df=mdy-all }}

On April 6, 2015, YouTube was again briefly blocked, alongside Facebook and Twitter, due to the widespread posting of footage of a prosecutor killed during a hostage crisis.{{cite web|url=http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkey-blocks-twitter-youtube-facebook-over-hostage-photo.aspx?pageID=238&nID=80638&NewsCatID=339|title=RIGHTS – Turkey's fresh ban pushes social media giants to remove content|date=April 7, 2015 |access-date=September 1, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160829102524/http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkey-blocks-twitter-youtube-facebook-over-hostage-photo.aspx?pageID=238&nID=80638&NewsCatID=339|archive-date=August 29, 2016|df=mdy-all}}

On December 23, 2016, YouTube again became briefly inaccessible in Turkey according to reports validated by internet monitoring group Turkey Blocks after footage that allegedly showed the immolation of Turkish soldiers by jihadists was shared on the site.{{Cite web|url=https://turkeyblocks.org/2016/12/23/social-media-shutdowns-turkey-isis-releases-soldier-video/|title=Social media shutdowns in Turkey after ISIS releases soldier video|date=December 23, 2016|website=Turkey Blocks|access-date=December 27, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161227074815/https://turkeyblocks.org/2016/12/23/social-media-shutdowns-turkey-isis-releases-soldier-video/|archive-date=December 27, 2016|df=mdy-all}}{{Cite news|url=https://apnews.com/c37a7dd383d44412baf37558095c1569|title=Turkey briefly restricts internet after release of IS video|newspaper=AP News|language=en-US|access-date=December 27, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161227131303/https://apnews.com/c37a7dd383d44412baf37558095c1569|archive-date=December 27, 2016|df=mdy-all}}

On July 1, 2020, in a statement made to his party members, Erdoğan announced that the government would introduce new measures and regulations to control or shut down social media platforms such as YouTube, Twitter and Netflix. Through these new measures, each company would be required to appoint an official representative in the country to respond to legal concerns. The decision comes after a number of Twitter users insulted his daughter Esra after she welcomed her fourth child.{{cite web |date=1 July 2020 |title=Turkey determined to control social media platforms, Erdogan says |url=https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-turkey-security-socialmedia/turkey-determined-to-control-social-media-platforms-erdogan-says-idUKKBN2425Y4 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200701132727/https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-turkey-security-socialmedia/turkey-determined-to-control-social-media-platforms-erdogan-says-idUKKBN2425Y4 |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 1, 2020 |access-date=1 July 2020 |publisher=Reuters}}

The UAE's Telecom Regulatory Authority (TRA) briefly blocked YouTube from August to October 2006 due to increasing concerns regarding the presence of adult content in the website. According to the TRA, the block was done due to YouTube not categorizing and separating adult pornographic content from normal content.[http://www.itp.net/index.php?view=article&id=487313&Itemid=1&option=com_content YouTube block remains] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070826171952/http://www.itp.net/index.php?view=article&id=487313&Itemid=1&option=com_content |date=August 26, 2007 }}, Matthew Wade, ITP.net, August 17, 2006.{{cite book |author= |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZojiQG4irWEC&q=Access+Controlled:+The+Shaping+of+Power,+Rights,+and+Rule+in+Cyberspace |title=Access Controlled: The Shaping of Power, Rights, and Rule in Cyberspace |publisher=The MIT Press |year=2010 |isbn=9780262014342 |editor-last=Deibert |editor-first=Ronald |editor-link=Ronald Deibert |page=596 |access-date=November 5, 2020 |editor-last2=Palfrey |editor-first2=John |editor-link2=John Palfrey |editor-last3=Rohozinski |editor-first3=Rafal |editor-last4=Zittrain |editor-first4=Jonathan |editor-link4=Jonathan Zittrain |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210521001049/https://books.google.com/books?id=ZojiQG4irWEC&q=Access+Controlled:+The+Shaping+of+Power,+Rights,+and+Rule+in+Cyberspace |archive-date=May 21, 2021 |url-status=live}}

On September 28, 2024, songs by several artists became unplayable on YouTube in the United States due to a legal dispute between YouTube and SESAC.{{cite web |last1=Thomas |first1=Carly |title=Songs by Adele, Kendrick Lamar, Bob Dylan, Nirvana, More Blocked by YouTube Due to Legal Dispute |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/songs-blocked-youtube-legal-dispute-sesac-1236017120/ |website=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=29 September 2024 |date=28 September 2024}} For some affected artists, only certain songs were blocked, while others were available.{{cite web |last1=Singh |first1=Surej |title=Hundreds of iconic music videos pulled from YouTube in the US over copyright dispute |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/hundreds-of-iconic-music-videos-pulled-from-youtube-in-the-us-over-copyright-dispute-3798078 |website=NME |access-date=30 September 2024 |date=30 September 2024}} Some artists who are not represented by SESAC, such as Beyoncé and Nicki Minaj, had some of their videos pulled from YouTube due to the song being a collaboration with a songwriter or musician that is represented by SESAC.{{cite web |last1=Griffin |first1=Marc |title=Videos By Kendrick Lamar, J. Cole, And More Pulled From YouTube Amid SESAC Dispute |url=https://www.vibe.com/news/business/kendrick-lamar-j-cole-videos-pulled-youtube-sesac-dispute-1234927432/ |website=Vibe |access-date=30 September 2024 |date=30 September 2024}} On September 30, YouTube announced that they had reached a deal with SESAC to unblock the affected videos.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2024/digital/news/youtube-sesac-licensing-deal-restore-songs-adele-bob-dylan-rem-1236160467/|first1=Todd|last1=Spangler|first2=Jem|last2=Aswad|title=YouTube Inks Deal With SESAC to Restore Music Videos for Adele, Nirvana, Bob Dylan and More in U.S.|website=Variety|date=September 30, 2024|accessdate=September 30, 2024}}

YouTube access in Uzbekistan was heavily censored for unknown reasons on October 9, 2018.{{cite news |title=Uzbekistan has blocked YouTube social network |url=https://qazaqtimes.com/en/article/48743 |work=The Qazak Times |date=October 9, 2018 |access-date=January 16, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190117070031/https://qazaqtimes.com/en/article/48743 |archive-date=January 17, 2019 |url-status=live }}{{cite web|title=Uzbekistan YouTube Traffic|work=Google Transparency Report|url=https://transparencyreport.google.com/traffic/overview?lu=fraction_traffic&fraction_traffic=product:21;start:1519862400000;end:1546146000000;region:UZ|access-date=January 16, 2019|archive-date=October 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022192634/https://transparencyreport.google.com/traffic/overview?lu=fraction_traffic&fraction_traffic=product%3A21&start%3A1519862400000=&end%3A1546146000000=®ion%3AUZ=|url-status=live}}

{{see also|Censorship and media control during the Venezuelan presidential crisis}}

File:Netblocks-venezuela-social-block.png showing blocks of Instagram, Twitter and YouTube on January 21, 2019]]

During the Venezuelan presidential crisis of 2019, YouTube has been heavily censored regularly by Venezuela's state-owned internet service provider, CANTV. The blocking of YouTube and social media websites by the Venezuelan government were intended to suppress information relating to Juan Guaidó and the pro-opposition National Assembly. This mainly affects the access of streaming platforms like Periscope, YouTube, Bing, and other Google services.{{cite web|url=https://netblocks.org/reports/venezuela-national-assembly-live-streams-disrupted-4M8JQvy0|title=Venezuela National Assembly live streams disrupted|date=29 January 2019|website=NetBlocks|language=en-US|access-date=31 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190220115210/https://netblocks.org/reports/venezuela-national-assembly-live-streams-disrupted-4M8JQvy0|archive-date=February 20, 2019|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://netblocks.org/reports/disruptions-in-venezuela-affecting-youtube-and-other-services-during-political-rally-WJBZda86|title=Disruptions in Venezuela affecting YouTube and other services during political rally|date=2019-02-12|website=NetBlocks|language=en-US|access-date=2019-02-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190214002934/https://netblocks.org/reports/disruptions-in-venezuela-affecting-youtube-and-other-services-during-political-rally-WJBZda86|archive-date=February 14, 2019|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.lapatilla.com/2019/02/12/netblocks-denuncia-bloqueos-youtube-durante-manifestacion-12-feb/|title=NetBlocks denuncia bloqueos a YouTube para censurar las manifestaciones de Guaidó este #12Feb|date=2019-02-12|website=La Patilla|language=es-ES|access-date=2019-02-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190213183536/https://www.lapatilla.com/2019/02/12/netblocks-denuncia-bloqueos-youtube-durante-manifestacion-12-feb/|archive-date=February 13, 2019|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://netblocks.org/reports/twitter-blocked-in-venezuela-noy9d4B3|title=Twitter blocked in Venezuela|date=2019-02-27|website=NetBlocks|language=en-US|access-date=2019-02-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190228070156/https://netblocks.org/reports/twitter-blocked-in-venezuela-noy9d4B3|archive-date=February 28, 2019|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://netblocks.org/reports/venezuela-internet-censorship-resumes-while-much-of-country-remains-offline-Pl8W20yO|title=Venezuela internet censorship resumes while much of country remains offline|date=28 March 2019|website=NetBlocks|access-date=2019-03-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190328080636/https://netblocks.org/reports/venezuela-internet-censorship-resumes-while-much-of-country-remains-offline-Pl8W20yO|archive-date=March 28, 2019|url-status=live}}

On January 21, 2019, the day of a Bolivarian National Guard rebellion in the Cotiza neighborhood of Caracas, internet access to some social media websites, including YouTube was reported to be blocked for CANTV users. The Venezuelan government denied it had engaged in blocking.{{cite web|url=https://netblocks.org/reports/venezuela-social-media-restricted-amid-caracas-incident-zgBLoXA4|title=Social media outage and disruptions in Venezuela amid incident in Caracas|date=21 January 2019|website=NetBlocks|language=en-US|access-date=22 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190122092148/https://netblocks.org/reports/venezuela-social-media-restricted-amid-caracas-incident-zgBLoXA4|archive-date=January 22, 2019|url-status=live}}

During the Venezuela Aid Live concert on February 22, access to YouTube was blocked for CANTV users during the concert,{{Cite web|url=https://netblocks.org/reports/youtube-blocked-during-venezuela-aid-live-concert-3RyjdbAg|title=YouTube blocked during Venezuela Aid Live concert|date=22 February 2019|website=NetBlocks|access-date=23 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190223142808/https://netblocks.org/reports/youtube-blocked-during-venezuela-aid-live-concert-3RyjdbAg|archive-date=February 23, 2019|url-status=live}} alongside National Geographic and Antena 3 that were removed from cable and satellite TV for broadcasting the concert.{{Cite news|url=http://www.el-nacional.com/noticias/sociedad/sacaron-del-aire-nat-geo-antena-por-transmitir-venezuela-aid-live_271906|title=Sacaron del aire Nat Geo y Antena 3 por transmitir el Venezuela Aid Live|date=22 February 2019|access-date=23 February 2019|language=es|website=El Nacional|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190224062409/http://www.el-nacional.com/noticias/sociedad/sacaron-del-aire-nat-geo-antena-por-transmitir-venezuela-aid-live_271906|archive-date=February 24, 2019|url-status=live}} Guaidó speech during the February 23 entry of the humanitarian aid, YouTube was blocked.{{Cite web|url=https://netblocks.org/reports/web-platforms-blocked-in-venezuela-colombia-border-standoff-4JBQzYyo|title=Web platforms blocked in Venezuela-Colombia border standoff|date=2019-02-23|website=NetBlocks|language=en-US|access-date=2019-02-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190224173912/https://netblocks.org/reports/web-platforms-blocked-in-venezuela-colombia-border-standoff-4JBQzYyo|archive-date=February 24, 2019|url-status=live}}

The longest block of YouTube to date started during a National Assembly session on March 6, lasting 20 hours.{{Cite web|url=https://netblocks.org/reports/new-targeted-youtube-restriction-in-venezuela-WRAe3Pyg|title=New targeted YouTube restriction in Venezuela|date=2019-03-07|website=NetBlocks|access-date=2019-03-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190308003030/https://netblocks.org/reports/new-targeted-youtube-restriction-in-venezuela-WRAe3Pyg|archive-date=March 8, 2019|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.el-nacional.com/noticias/politica/detectan-restricciones-plataforma-youtube-venezuela_273724|title=Detectan restricciones de la plataforma Youtube en Venezuela|date=2019-03-07|website=El Nacional|language=es|access-date=2019-03-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190307165220/http://www.el-nacional.com/noticias/politica/detectan-restricciones-plataforma-youtube-venezuela_273724|archive-date=March 7, 2019|url-status=live}}

The YouTube live stream of the press conference of US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Colombian President Iván Duque Márquez on April 15, 2019, was disrupted for CANTV users.{{Cite web|url=https://netblocks.org/reports/streaming-platforms-blocked-in-venezuela-as-pompeo-speaks-from-colombia-MYAEm7A3|title=Streaming platforms blocked in Venezuela as Pompeo speaks from Colombia|date=15 April 2019|website=NetBlocks|access-date=15 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190415113729/https://netblocks.org/reports/streaming-platforms-blocked-in-venezuela-as-pompeo-speaks-from-colombia-MYAEm7A3|archive-date=April 15, 2019|url-status=live}}

The YouTube restrictions returned with the return of the protests on November 16.{{Cite web|url=https://netblocks.org/reports/twitter-facebook-and-instagram-restricted-in-venezuela-on-day-of-planned-protests-98aMZv8o|title=Twitter, Facebook and Instagram restricted in Venezuela on day of planned protests|date=2019-11-16|website=NetBlocks|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191116182358/https://netblocks.org/reports/twitter-facebook-and-instagram-restricted-in-venezuela-on-day-of-planned-protests-98aMZv8o|archive-date=November 16, 2019|url-status=live}}

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• [http://opennet.net/youtube-censored-a-recent-history YouTube Censored: A recent History] by the OpenNet Initiative: an interactive map that shows a rough history of YouTube censorship since 2006.
• [https://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/23/sunday-review/free-speech-in-the-age-of-youtube.html "Free Speech in the Age of YouTube"] in The New York Times, September 22, 2012
• [https://www.google.com/transparencyreport/traffic/ Google Transparency Report]

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