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Malik tweets that site is being reopened after PTA put blocks placed on anti-Islam material.

This ban is purely a naked power play by the government and one that we should resist.

The website aims to attract Persian-speaking users and also promote Iranian culture.

PTA cannot open the website without instructions from MoIT.

Momentary spark for internet users as site became accessible before returning to the darkened, non-compliant screens.

Actress Cindy Lee Garcia requested for a court order requiring YouTube to remove the crudely made 13-minute clip.

IT ministry cannot restore website without directives from PM, inter-ministerial panel.

Telecom regulator in talks with internet giant Google

Rehman Malik had earlier hinted that the video sharing site could be reopened after appropriate filters were in place.

Site is accessible on at least three mobile networks though PTA, ISPs insists the ban has not been lifted.