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| Govt becomes hurdle in unblocking YouTube despite Google's efforts |
| 2016-01-16 |
| [DAWN] Representatives from Google failed to clinch a deal with the federal government because the IT ministry, despite all impediments having been cleared, has still not been able to issue the official notification to unblock the video sharing site Youtube, it has been learnt. According to details, Google administration has spent millions of dollars to build and launch 'YouTubePK' on the request of Pakistain's IT ministry, to help regulate the content locally. However, denial ain't just a river in Egypt... the officials from Google had to return empty-handed on Thursday without arriving at a deal with the government, an official privy to the development shared with Dawn.com. The Pak authorities on Tuesday had discussed the matter of lifting the ban on YouTube as Federal Finance Minister Ishaq Dar, after five-hour-long deliberations, asked IT Minister Anusha Rahman to take steps for issuing a notification for unblocking YouTube in the country. |
| Posted by:Fred |