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Wael Abbas’s YouTube Account Restored »

By Curt on Dec 1, 2007 in Wael Abbas, YouTube, Egypt | 4 Comments

It looks as though Wael’s YouTube account has been restored, after being blocked several days ago. The reason given for the initial block was that the videos he posted, many of police brutality in Egypt, violated YouTube’s terms of service. We’ve written Wael to ask if the reversal was on-the-sly or an official about-face.
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YouTube Cancels Wael Abbas’s Account »

By Curt on Nov 27, 2007 in Wael Abbas, YouTube, Egypt | 13 Comments

Update: Wael’s account restored, without videos.
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Update: If another of the video hosting services wanted to score some serious points, they should offer to intercede with YouTube on Wael’s behalf, salvage his videos and rehost them on their service. They’d be doing justice a nice turn, as well as getting some good P.R. Please help us […]