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Pakistani artists say their country’s YouTube ban is about politics, not religion

February 28, 2014Lifestyle & Belief

Pakistan’s had a strict ban on YouTube since the controversial “Innocence of Muslims” video was posted there in 2012. But Pakistan’s musicians and artists say the ban has moved from being about religion to being about politics. And they want it lifted.

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