YouTube down?!
Posted on March 2nd, 2008 by Jack in Miscellaneous
BBC News has learned that the nearly two-hour long blackout was almost certainly connected to Pakistan Telecom and internet service provider PCCW.
The country ordered ISPs to block the video-sharing website because of content deemed offensive to Islam.
"The BBC News website’s technology editor, Darren Waters, says that to block Pakistan’s citizens from accessing YouTube it is believed Pakistan Telecom "hijacked" the web server address of the popular video site.
Rory Cellan-Jones
What we need to know now is whether this was a mistake or a deliberate attempt by Pakistan to disrupt YouTube
Rory Cellan-Jones
Read more on Rory’s blog
Those details were then passed on to the country’s internet service providers so that anyone in Pakistan attempting to go to YouTube was instead re-directed to a different address.
But the details of the "hijack" were leaked out into the wider internet from PCCW and as a result YouTube was mistakenly blocked by internet service providers around the world."
Last Sunday, youtube was down for many users around the world.. for a least 2 hours.. NOT good! (withdrawal symptoms!). I’ve just found out why.. it’s incredibly stupid.
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