YouTube links officially banned from Windows Live Messenger Networks.

[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

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