Youtube is a website where people around the globe can upload, view and share videos. Since 15th February 2005, Youtube has experience a boom in popularity and growth in its first few months and was one of the fastest growing World Wide Web by 2006.
Ever since Youtube was created, controversies were raised, together with compliments which praised Youtube for being user friendly and allowing unregistered users to watch video clips uploaded on the website at leisure.
Youtube policies do not allow content to be uploaded by anyone not permitted by United States copyright law. Even though large number of videos which violates the copyright law was still being uploaded to Youtube, the website has made an effort to filter as much videos which violate the copyright law as possible. Moreover in October 12, 2006, Youtube responded to the public by introducing a anti-piracy software which keeps check of the video clips uploaded.
However, the other side of Youtube that remains out of reaches of authorities is the uploading of self made videos which criticizes government bodies. These are the videos which caused many controversies in the public through moral criticisms and disrespectful comments. Iran has banned Youtube because of fear of unwanted corrupting music and video clips to their citizens. Subsequently, Thailand banned Youtube because the website showed cased a video on Thailand’s former prime minister but did not give specific reasons why the ban was set on Youtube. From various reports, it clearly shows that what may seem insulting or harsh to one human community may not be felt the same way in another. Hence, it is difficult to justify whether Youtube operates upon moral principles. However, by following the copyright law and introducing anti-piracy software, Youtube has indeed tried its best to appease controversies from around the world and being a leading website, it sets a good example to the public.
Therefore, I conclude that Youtube is not created for the sole purpose of entertainment.
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