Comments on: Youtube unblocked in Morocco

By: Mideast Youth - Thinking Ahead » Blog Archive » WordPress blocked in Turkey

Sat, 18 Aug 2007 04:19:06 +0000

[...] When Morocco blocked YouTube, many bloggers joined forces in a successful campaign to unblock it. They won. When Bahrain blocked Google Earth, a lot of bloggers and journalists expressed their concerns and [...]

By: AC

AC — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 05:13:26 +0000

Why does Maroc Telecom , a branch of a multinational corporate block
websites in Morocco?
Why Telecom does not block websites in Europe or else?
I believe the censorship is the competence of governments only and
does not include businesses.
In this case whom is to blame ? Is it Maroc Telecom or Moroccan Government ?

By: :::x::: tamaZirt :::x::: » Maroc Telecom lifts its “ban” on Youtube

Fri, 01 Jun 2007 02:03:01 +0000

[...] to many online Moroccan sources the popular video sharing website YouTube is once again accessible from Morocco.Â Moroccan [...]

By: Ryan Nadel

Ryan Nadel — Wed, 30 May 2007 20:53:57 +0000

Hi Yousef, I linked to your post in an article I published on NowPublic.com, where I am an editor. Feel free to check out the site and add your comments. Great work on using the power of the public to force change.

By: tsedek

tsedek — Wed, 30 May 2007 12:11:59 +0000

Heheheheheeee…. finally a victory for bloggers – this was badly needed – seeing that all the protests against Karim’s emprisonment don’t seem to move those egyptian officials….

Great the youtube can be viewed again in Morocco and great getting the selfconfidence in what blogging is all about reassured.

By: anas126

anas126 — Wed, 30 May 2007 00:30:21 +0000

Ouuuf… FINALLY

It was the most stupid (best otherway) joke from Maroc Telecom …

Thank you guys for your effort!

By: Esra'a

Esra'a — Tue, 29 May 2007 23:09:07 +0000

This applies to the blogosphere in general. Remember, now the people mobilizing international media outlets are actually the bloggers themselves. Bloggers are the ones both creating and making the news.

By: AC

AC — Tue, 29 May 2007 23:04:46 +0000

It appears the power of Moroccan bloggers is more important
than journalists and national press.

By: Global Voices Online » Morocco: YouTube is Back; Maroc Telecom Subscribers are Elated

Tue, 29 May 2007 21:51:03 +0000

[...] MidEastYouth broke the news this evening that YouTube, which had been blocked by Maroc Telecom, Morocco’s leading internet provider, has been restored to subscribers. It seems that the blogging community, with the help of bigger sites like this one, helped to get the story noticed by majors like Reporters Without Borders. Youssef of MidEastYouth says: “As of today, all customers of Maroc Telecom gained back access to Youtube. Why? Because the Moroccan blogosphere finally woke up and protested the ban. We collectively started screaming and joined hands in letting the world know how Maroc Telecom treats freedom of speech. That it treats freedom of speech even worse than the government. It is not an all-out victory though. Google Earth and Livejournal are still blocked. But we at least overturned the Youtube-bock, with our own voices and actions. Nearly all active Moroccan bloggers protested and helped out. Male, female, black, white, Moroccan or expat. And that is something to be applauded.” Share This [...]

By: The Morocco Report » YouTube is back!

The Morocco Report » YouTube is back! — Tue, 29 May 2007 20:56:12 +0000

[...] Without Borders MidEast Youth Associated Press Article (via San Jose Mercury – surprising how many local papers in the States [...]