Thailand bans YouTube

News:  Thailand banned YouTube in its country after YouTube refused to remove a video mocking the Thai King.

Analysis:  YouTube’s position seems inconsistent with its removal of a video disparaging the founder of Turkey (story here).  I wonder why the Turkish government gets its request honored by YouTube, but not the Thai government?

UPDATE:  The offending video was taken down, apparently, by the person who posted it.  The Thai government, however, is still banning YouTube because there’s a still photo apparently mocking the King that’s still up on YouTube.  More here. 

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