One report specifically named Fitna, a controversial Dutch film, as the basis for the block. Pakistan, an Islamic republic, ordered its ISPs to block access to YouTube "for containing blasphemous web content/movies." The action effectively blocked YouTube access worldwide for several hours on 24 February.
One report specifically named Fitna, a controversial Dutch film, as the reason for the block. Pakistan's government, an Islamic republic, ordered its internet service providers (ISPs) to block YouTube due to content deemed blasphemous. This action resulted in a global outage for YouTube for several hours on February 24th.