Alphabet-owned YouTube has informed more than two dozen critics of the Pakistani government that it is reviewing a court directive seeking to block their channels for allegedly being “anti-state”. The ...

Among the blocked channels were the accounts of journalists, political commentators, and opposition voices accused of disseminating "anti-state content". This statement was originally published on ...

In a sweeping crackdown on dissent, a court in Islamabad has ordered the blocking of 27 YouTube channels, many of which are operated by Pakistani journalists, political commentators, and activists.

A court in Pakistan has requested YouTube to ban 27 channels run by journalists, opposition officials and others they deem to be "anti-state".[File: Lucy Nicholson/Reuters] Alphabet-owned YouTube has ...