مأتم إلكتروني مهيب لـ "الماسنجر"

اعلنت شركة مايكروسوفت العالمية أنها أوقفت برنامج المحادثة الشهير "ماسنجر"، MSN Messenger، أو الذي عرف لاحقاً بـ Windows Live Messenger، عن العمل اليوم وبشكل نهائي.

وكان هذا البرنامج يتربع على قائمة البرامج الأكثر إنتشاراً واستخداماً من قبل رواد الإنترنت، قبل أن يظهر موقع فايسبوك وغيره من مواقع التواصل الإجتماعي التي سلبت منه الأضواء.

واليوم، مع إعلان إنتهاء العمل تماماً على هذا البرنامج، لم يستطع معجبو هذا البرنامج، ومن كانوا "مدمنيه"، إلا أن يوجهوا له التحية كل على طريقته، في ما يشبه حفلاً تأبينياً عالمياً.

موقع يوتوب المتخصص بمقاطع الفيديو غص بعناوين، أبرزها "ارقد بسلام" RIP.

Iran Launched Its Own YouTube

The country has created its own YouTube which would only allow video on approval of the government’s regime.

Mehr, which means “affection” in Farsi, is created for Persian-speaking Internet users. Its aim is to promote and cultivate the local culture. At the moment, the URL YouTube.IR is redirecting to Fars TV, while Mehr, located at http://ir.mehr.ir, appears to be down. Anyway, the service is expected to share content specific to the country, including music videos. Iranian users will also be able to submit their own material.

YouTube Improving Its Takedown Requests Process

The most popular streaming service across the globe has been using Content ID – a kind of software that contributes to the website’s attempts to stay within the legal boundaries and remove illegal content under takedown requests.

The portal has been using Content ID for 4 years now, and it figured out that it’s time for a change. The service made a decision to improve the appeals process in order to help the users who upload content fight gratuitous requests. In addition, YouTube believes that this software should be able to detect false takedown requests, which would help minimize the risk of massive takedowns.

Anti-Islamic Film Censored by YouTube

After the release of a controversial film “Innocence of Muslims”, a few people even died in protests against it. Today, YouTube service has blocked the movie in Saudi Arabia, as was requested by Saudi ruler King Abdullah.

The authorities of Saudi Arabia threatened to block the most popular streaming service in the world throughout the entire territory in case YouTube refused to block access to the film “Innocence of Muslims”.