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September 17, 2012 08:24 pm GMT

Why Google Shouldnt Have Censored The Anti-Islamic Video

EFFEditors note: Eva Galperin is the International Freedom of Expression Coordinator for the Electronic Frontier Foundation. Follow her on Twitter: @evacide.On Wednesday, YouTube announced that it had blocked access to a video showing clips from The Innocence of the Muslims, an anti-Islamic film that depicts prophet Mohammed as a philanderer who approves of child abuse, after the film sparked violent protests in Libya and Egypt. It was an extremely unusual move for Google-owned YouTube, which normally adheres to Googles policy of only censoring content if it violates their Terms of Service or in response to a valid court order.

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