Russia May Ban YouTube over "Innocence of Muslims"

Russian authorities are moving to have the film “Innocence of Muslims” banned for extremism after it set off a wave of violence in the Middle East that led to the death of the U.S. ambassador to Libya. “The Russian Prosecutor General’s Office will appeal to court for the acknowledgement of this film as extremist in order to prevent its online distribution in Russia,” spokeswoman Marina Gridneva told Interfax. Authorities also have filed paperwork with the Ministry of Communications and Mass Media, which said it was already contacting Internet service providers to warn them that the film may violate the law. Nikolay Nikiforov, the Minister of Communications and Mass Media, stated in his Twitter feed that under a newly adopted law (informally known as the "Internet censorship law") YouTube may be blocked in Russia for hosting the film.

http://blogs.wsj.com/emergingeurope/2012/09/17/russia-moves-to-ban-anti-islam-film/
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