Google Says No to White House Request to Pull Mohammad Clip

Google Inc rejected a request by the White House on Friday to reconsider its decision to keep a controversial YouTube movie clip online that has ignited anti-American protests in the Middle East.

The Internet company said it was censoring the video in India and Indonesia after blocking it on Wednesday in Egypt and Libya, where U.S. embassies have been stormed by protestors enraged over depiction of the Prophet Mohammad as a fraud and philanderer.

Google said it was further restricting the clip to comply with local law rather than as a response to political pressure.

Here’s the controversial clip on YouTube.

Read more at Reuters.

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