Anti-Islam Video Sparks Another Controversy: Internet Censorship

September 16, 2012 from Al Jazeera English

Google says it won't restrict worldwide access to the controversial anti-Islam video produced in the US, despite a request from the White House to do so. The video, which denigrates the Prophet Mohammed, sparked a firestorm of protest around the world. Google has, however, blocked the clip in certain countries. Al Jazeera's Tom Ackerman reports from Washington.

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Internet censorship

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Innocence of Muslims

Innocence of Muslims is reportedly a 2012 anti-Muslim film about the Prophet Muhammad, the trailers for which triggered the September 11, 2012 storming of the United States Embassy in Cairo, Egypt, and a rocket attack on an embassy personnel car of the United States Consulate ... Explore this topic

Muslim world

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YouTube

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2012 US diplomatic missions attacks

On September 11, 2012, the U.S. embassy in Cairo, Egypt, and U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, were attacked during protests over media excerpts of a trailer for a purported film titled Innocence of Muslims, which was considered by the attackers to be blasphemous against the ... Explore this topic

Google

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Censorship

Censorship is the suppression of speech or other public communication which may be considered objectionable, harmful, sensitive, or inconvenient as determined by a government, media outlet, or other controlling body. It can be done by governments and private organizations or b... Explore this topic

Islamophobia

Islamophobia is prejudice against, hatred towards, or irrational fear of Muslims. In 1997, the British Runnymede Trust defined Islamophobia as the "dread or hatred of Islam and therefore, [the] fear and dislike of all Muslims," stating that it also refers to the practice of di... Explore this topic

Freedom of speech

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Blasphemy law

Blasphemy law is law limiting the freedom of speech and expression relating to blasphemy, or irreverence toward holy personages, religious artifacts, customs, and beliefs. Some countries, especially countries which have Islam as the state religion, regard blasphemy as a seriou... Explore this topic

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