YouTube links officially banned from Windows Live Messenger Networks.

[Recursion]

http://www.mess.be/inews.shtml#newsitemEkEpEZZAAEqkvrrsmf

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blocking_of_YouTube


WHAT THE ****.

[xxMATTGxx]

http://www.mess.be/inews.shtml#newsitemEkEpEZZAAEqkvrrsmf

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blocking_of_YouTube


WHAT THE ****.

Microsoft has done it again <_<. Oh well, iChat and Yahoo :P


Edit: Wikipedia page should be edited to say "United kingdom"

[jesus]

Hahahaha, that's outrageous.

[Florx]

I added it to Wikipedia :)

[Mr.Sam]

That is ridiculous.

You can send stuff like 'uk.youtube.com/watch?v=ILo1v6Y7IB4' which will appear but will not be clickable, the other person will have to c+p.

[mangle]

Can someone tell me how this effects me?
Can I still post links via msn!?

[Swearwolf]

Can someone tell me how this effects me?
Can I still post links via msn!?

not clickable links

[cocaine]

omg. why!?

[xxMATTGxx]

Can someone tell me how this effects me?
Can I still post links via msn!?

It be something like this;

http://www.mess.be/_pictures/screenshots/messenger-blocks-youtube-links.png



omg. why!?


Jealous of Youtube having great success? What's next blockage of google links? Apple Links? LOL

[joshuar]

Microsoft are such losers. That's pathetic doing that.

[Florx]

Its because of the new TV they have released. They are trying to crush the competition by stopping you spreading videos of youtube.

[Recursion]

I added it to Wikipedia :)

You Wiki editing skills are crappy :P

Edited information :)

[Jordy]

Grah why do Microsoft have to be ever so defensive and anti-competitive, Microsoft are so anti-competitive in all aspects of the company. You'd think their fine of around 500 million pounds from the EU would of made them clean up their act.

This is just dictating what we can say in messenger IMO, what will be banned next? Yahoo and Google?

[Florx]

1) That's the first time I have edited Wikipedia so its a new experience for me.

2) I really couldn't be arsed typing all that =D.

3) Your edit is a bit better than mine haha.

[N!ck]

Mikrosowft will (phail to) take over the world!!!1!!11!one

[Recursion]

Mikrosowft will take over the world!!!1!!11!one

Google will durr!1!shiftokopdijewnifnewpifh!!!!2!"12123

[Jericho]

Wow, serious dicatorship from MS there, hopefully YT links still work from adium.. or everyone could switch to AIM so all my MSN contacts will work in iChat :D

Seriousley though, this is pathetic from MS, they are acting like children.

[xxMATTGxx]

Wow, serious dicatorship from MS there, hopefully YT links still work from adium.. or everyone could switch to AIM so all my MSN contacts will work in iChat :D

Seriousley though, this is pathetic from MS, they are acting like children.

Links don't work on adium if using an MSN email. iChat and AIM, You can get msn contacts working on that? ;o

[mangle]

jesus, well i'll just post the end of the URL for people to copy!

[jackass]

Looks like freedom of speech has officially been eliminated.

[Lycan]

Looks like freedom of speech has officially been eliminated.


Yeah and they know people won't just leave msn because of it, altho be heavily annoyed

Goodbye internet freedom - i'm sure this will start other companies doing similar , perhaps google will remove microsoft from its search results , i doubt it though lol

[GoldenMerc]

Yeah and they know people won't just leave msn because of it, altho be heavily annoyed

Goodbye internet freedom - i'm sure this will start other companies doing similar , perhaps google will remove microsoft from its search results , i doubt it though lol
That would be funny.

[John!]

Just use a link hider like www.lix.in

[Joshuae]

Bill Gates, opposed something like this happening.
Damn hypocrite.

[Jamesy]

Well net neutrality obviously means as much to Microsoft as web standards :rolleyes:

[mangle]

Apprently they stopped all of them.
bighmm.

[Wig44.]

Looks like freedom of speech has officially been eliminated.

It isn't an inhibition of freedom of speech silly!:P
You can still paste YT links, they are just not clickable

[Johnnikins]

is it just me that can still send the links, without getting the message?

[Florx]

You can send the links, but it won't get through.

[Johnnikins]

no it is getting through because me and my friend are just linking eachother to youtube videos

Although http://ebuddy.com is blocked :(

[xxMATTGxx]

They seem to be working again.

[Moh]

Whens the ban taking place?
I can still send links :S

[Klydo]

I was getting that error all day, I thought it was my Adium causing it. You have to put just "youtube.com" without the http:// or www for it to even send the message on Adium. Don't know about other messengers.

[Moh]

I can still send youtube links :S

[Agnostic Bear]

I can still send youtube links :S

Read the thread.

[Robby]

I can still send them and people are receiving them

[--ss--]

They're trying to stop Google from taking over the world.

[xxMATTGxx]

I can still send them and people are receiving them


I can still send youtube links :S

If you read the whole thread you would of seen it was been affecting many people in the country etc etc. But looking at it, the ban is not in affect anymore. Meaning you can now send the direct youtube videos.

[Florx]

Correct, it seems the ban has been either removed or changed.

[GommeInc]

Grah why do Microsoft have to be ever so defensive and anti-competitive, Microsoft are so anti-competitive in all aspects of the company. You'd think their fine of around 500 million pounds from the EU would of made them clean up their act.

This is just dictating what we can say in messenger IMO, what will be banned next? Yahoo and Google?
So are many companies, Apple for instance is a bigger anti-competitor company, you hear see it all the time in Tech. news sites :P

Bit stupid though, Microsoft's video site will not be as popular as YouTube, whether they make the links work or not...

EDIT: Just read a few updates, I stick by what I said though :P

[Decode]

Lol, you cant say http://ebuddy.com aswel.


TOM says:
http://ebuddy.com
*
* The following message could not be delivered to all recipients:
http://ebuddy.com

[Zak]

haha

but I actually really like youtube :(

[Recursion]

Looks like its unblocked?

[cocaine]

haha its unblocked

[Flisker]

Yep its unblocked. Maybe too many people complained.

[Shawnstra]

Works for me lol.

I bet if they continue blocking people will leave.

[Recursion]

Works for me lol.

I bet if they continue blocking people will leave.

We have established that it is working again, you should read the thread next time... :P

[xxMATTGxx]

Hurray! The filter on YouTube links has been removed in less than 24 hours after it was first noticed. The speed of Microsoft's response to the situation makes it seem unlikely that the ban was an intentional "attack".

Messer Yun brought to our attention though that another Google-owned domain, googlepages.com, is (still) being blocked. And so are many other generally trustworthy websites.

From Mess.be

[Rafiki]

Well links are back "grate" But i need them yesterday to send a film to mi freind =[

O well