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Morocco 'blocks' YouTube site

Internet users in Morocco who have been unable to access YouTube have voiced concern that it is being deliberately blocked by the authorities.

Internet users in Morocco are crying foul after authorities allegedly blocked YouTube. Many Moroccans have been unable to see the video-sharing site since May 25.

However, State-controlled service provider Maroc Telecom said the problem was the result of a technical glitch.
Media watchdog Reporters Without Borders expressed concern over the apparent blocking of the site. “We wonder how a 'technical problem' can affect only one website,” it said in a statement. Users who accessed the internet through other privately-owned Moroccan service providers were still able to visit the YouTube site, the group pointed out.

"I'm worried, because YouTube allowed us to see things the state newspapers and television won't show," university student Abdelhakim Albarkani told AP.

Some people have linked the problem to videos critical of Morocco's actions against pro-independence demonstrations in Western Sahara, a disputed territory which Morocco took control of in 1975.

[ via BBC ]

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