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27 February 2014

Google ordered to remove anti-Islam movie from YouTube

A US appeals court on Wednesday ordered Google Inc. to remove from its YouTube video-sharing website an anti-Islamic film that had sparked protests across the Muslim world. By a 2-1 vote, a panel of the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday rejected Google's assertion that the removal of the film “Innocence of Muslims,” amounted to a prior restraint of speech that violated the US Constitution. The plaintiff, Cindy Lee Garcia, had objected to the film after learning that it incorporated a clip she had made for a different movie, which had been partially dubbed. Representatives for Google could not immediately be reached for comment.

A US appeals court on Wednesday ordered Google Inc. to remove Anti Islamic movie from its YouTube. 


By a 2-1 vote  9th US Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday rejected Google's assertion that the removal of the film “Innocence of Muslims,” amounted to a prior restraint of speech that violated the US Constitution.

This movie had created unrest among the Muslims all over the world. This news would surely delight them and a ban on YouTube in several countries including Pakistan come to an end.