Who's banned where
NICK DOUGLAS — Thailand will continue banning YouTube even though the user who posted a video mocking the king has taken it down. (There are still two pics on YouTube, says Thailand, that harm the king's sensitive sensibilities.) But Google says they'll work with Thailand to help censor YouTube. So who's outlawed in what country? Where is Google banned, and where's it just censored? And what's with North Korea? Let's answer this with the magic of charts!
| China | Thailand | Brazil | North Korea | Turkey | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Censored | Available | Available | Banned | Available | |
| YouTube | Temporarily banned last year | Banned | Temporarily banned in January | Banned | Temporarily, maybe soon permanently, banned |
| Yahoo | Censored and gov't-friendly | Available | Available | Banned | Available |
| AOL | Available, uncensored? | Available | Available | Banned | Available |
| Ask.com | Censored? | Available | Available | Banned | Available |
| MSN | Censored | Available | Available | Banned | Available |
| Wikipedia | English site banned; Chinese site temporarily banned 2005-2006 | Available | Available | You get the picture. North Korea has its own little Internet of about 30 sites. | Available |
Nick Douglas writes for Valleywag, Blogebrity, and Look Shiny. He's never even been kicked out of a party.
