14 DAY TRIAL // YouTube is now available to all the Moroccan users after the ban imposed a few days ago was removed. Although the case was quite important because the online video sharing service was accused for insulting videos, it seems like the ban was caused by a technical problem. According to SFGate.com, the local authorities sustained that it was only a technical issue and not a ban caused by offensive clips. As you might know, the parent company Google was accused by the Moroccan authorities of uploading offensive clips that are insulting the country, just like the Thai case. YouTube is now back online and all the users from the country can access it.
"Morocco's communications minister would not comment on YouTube's absence. Najib Omrani, a spokesman for the state-controlled telecommunications company Maroc Telecom, said Moroccans were unable to access YouTube due to a technical glitch, but could not explain its nature or why it affected only Google Inc.'s YouTube," the same source reported.
The matter concerning the YouTube ban caused a lot of discussions among the Moroccan bloggers that tried to explain the unavailability of the ban. It seems like it all started from some videos that showed the local police beating some Western Sahara activist, SFGate reported. This censorship reason wasn't confirmed but this is not the first time the YouTube is involved into important trouble caused by the clips uploaded on its page.
One month ago, the Thai authorities accused Google for publishing offensive clips on its page that are insulting the country's king. The Thai officials contacted Google and asked it to remove the video but the YouTube representatives denied as the clip didn't infringe any guideline of the service. After a few weeks of YouTube unavailability, the company decided to remove some of the clips and get back online in Thailand.