Govt trying to bring back YouTube, says education minister

[Wolfhound]

China? really? why so.

They dont have alot of sites including facebook which is banned there.

 

[simplestguy]

ISLAMABAD:

The government is ‘keen’ to bring back YouTube to the people, State Minister for Education Baleeghur Rehman said on Tuesday.

Acknowledging that a large repository of educational materials are available on the popular video-sharing website, which has been inaccessible in Pakistan since September 2012, the minister said that the government was serious in trying to restore access to the website.

The minister was addressing a town hall session on Media Information Literacy, organised by media development organisation Agahi, in collaboration with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO).

Govt trying to bring back YouTube, says education minister | Pakistan Today




Pakistan Govt 'Keen' On Bringing Back YouTube, Says Education Minister


KARACHI— Pakistan's State Minister for Education Baleeghur Rehman has said that the government is "keen" to make YouTube available to the people.

Rehman said that the government was serious in trying to make YouTube available since it has a large repository of educational materials on the site that has been inaccessible since September 2012, reported Dawn News.

Rehman was addressing a townhall session on Media Information Literacy that was in collaboration with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco).

The minister also said that they were trying to make objectionable content filtered from the website so that it can be used as a tool to promote education in Pakistan.


Pakistan Govt 'Keen' On Bringing Back YouTube, Says Education Minister

I am totally dependent on youtube. For me youtube is like a teacher, ban should be lifted.

 

[Jungibaaz]

It is fine to have an opinion why the anger/ sarcasm?

And boycotting is the best silent answer one can give to show disagreement with too much freedom to do any amount of shit!

True it may not be the absolute answer but it can work....Better than violence!

The anger and sarcasm is built into my personality, don't take it personally. Also, this is one of the rare cases, I was being neither angry nor sarcastic.

But yeah, sure, boycotting is better than silence, an even better option is to let it go, don't watch it unless you don't want to, and throw away youtube and it's vast, vast wealth of info.

Take for example the millions of tutorials on learning on youtube. You can't find them anywhere else, you know how many uni kids I've met that watch hundreds of youtube videos/tutorials related to their course? You throw away ALL of that for the sake of one stupid video that you are neither compelled to watch or like?

This is definition of irrational and stupid behaviour.

It would be more appropriate if we do counter attack by blocking such content. They will not prevent from doing it even if we ban the whole internet. Already our nation has very less access to this facility and the entire world has gone online from education to banking, e-commerce and so on. We are already behind as compare to other developing nations. So banning internet is not a right solution at all. As I said, we should promote IT & technology so that such incidents can be handled by replying them in an appropriate manner. We can't afford to live in a stone age anymore.

Exactly, times have changed, the internet is no-one property, and whether you like it or not you will be outraged and offended. Why throw away such a valuable wealth of information on youtube for the sake of some stupid videos.

Which brings me to another problem with modern day Muslims and Pakistanis, weird passion, knee-jerk irrationality when it comes to all things religion. Drop critical thinking, drop everything, it's time to react. This is a poor approach, tried and tested, and found to be a poor option.

I am totally dependent on youtube. For me youtube is like a teacher, ban should be lifted.

This.

I feel sorry for students in Pak, imagine a science, math or Engineering student. They will be hugely disadvantaged by not having this as a tool of learning.

 

[simplestguy]

I feel sorry for students in Pak, imagine a science, math or Engineering student. They will be hugely disadvantaged by not having this as a tool of learning.

Proxy is the only option.

 

[Jungibaaz]

Proxy is the only option.

I can understand, but it shouldn't have to be the only option.

 

[simplestguy]

I can understand, but it shouldn't have to be the only option.

What else we can do?

 

[Dubious]

But yeah, sure, boycotting is better than silence, an even better option is to let it go, don't watch it unless you don't want to, and throw away youtube and it's vast, vast wealth of info.

It is just an option of whatelse could be done instead of banning youtube....pata nai konsay moron hain jo mashuray daytay hain ...

Take for example the millions of tutorials on learning on youtube. You can't find them anywhere else, you know how many uni kids I've met that watch hundreds of youtube videos/tutorials related to their course? You throw away ALL of that for the sake of one stupid video that you are neither compelled to watch or like?

This is definition of irrational and stupid behaviour.

I agree....

ban should be lifted.

Tell that to the morons who put the ban in the first place!

 

[IrbiS]

Actual problem is our regulating department and non-seriousness of the ministry. They got outdated equipment and no sense of what to do. Hoping they figure it out soon so we'll not have to wage PROXY WAR anymore if you know what I mean