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Perhaps this broke while I was off sick, but I'm surprised (or perhaps unsurprised) to learn today that Iran has blocked YouTube - anyone accessing the site from that country sees an explanation that "On the basis of the Islamic Republic of Iran laws, access to this Web site is not authorized." Apparently Iran's Shiite leadership regularly blocks sites which express opposing views - in YouTube's case, that means Iranian pop music, which the leadership disapproves of on religious grounds, and videos from opposition groups. Reporters Without Borders responded by saying that Iran is among 13 countries pursuing widespread Internet censorship.