ISLAMABAD: Pakistan had to face an embarrassing situation on Friday whenthe official You Tube account of government of Pakistan was reportedlysuspended by the You Tube over the charges of the copyright complaint.
YouTube channel, operated by Government of Pakistan, has been terminatedover multiple third-party claims of copyright infringement regardingmaterial the user posted were received, video sharing website said in amessage being displayed on the said page.
The message posted by YouTube say, “this account has been terminatedbecause we received multiple third-party claims of copyright infringementregarding material the user posted.”
According to reports the government of Pakistan official YouTube channelwas terminated over complaints of local vlogger Irfan Junejo, however,Irfan denies he was responsible for the suspension of the account.
Irfan had complained, “My government is stealing my videos. Please advise.TeamYouTube.”
Irfan’s video clips from Naran video were used by the government’ accountin one of their YouTube videos, titled ‘Family-friendly activities inPakistan’.
In another message on twitter, Irfan said “Thank you everyone for the helpand support. The Government of Pakistan YouTube channel stole my clips andtheir channel has been terminated by YouTube for copyright infringement. Abthand hai!”