Sunday, June 15, 2014

YouTube refuses Egypt's request to remove footage of Tahrir Square sexual assault...

YouTube has refused a request from the Egyptian government to remove footage of a violent sexual assault in Cairo.

The video of a naked and bloodied woman being dragged out of Tahrir Square after being attacked during celebrations for the inauguration of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi caused international outrage.

The new leader visited the woman in hospital last week, “apologising to every Egyptian woman” for sexual violence in the country in the televised meeting.

A spokesman for the President said the victim asked for the footage, which had gone viral on social media, to be taken down.

“The Egyptian embassy in Washington DC and a number of Egyptian authorities, at the direction of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, have requested the YouTube administration to remove the video of the sexual assault victim,” the spokesman said.

“This came in response to her wish, which she expressed during the president's visit to her yesterday at the hospital to check on her condition.”

YouTube has removed copies of the video where the woman can be identified but is allowing versions that blur her image to remain on the site because the company considers them to be newsworthy. Full story...

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