泰国称谷歌将从Youtube上删除侮辱性视频片段 (Thailand Says Google to Remove Offensive Video Clips from Youtube)

泰国当局说，广受欢迎的美国视频共享网站YouTube已经同意删除被认为侮辱深受尊重的泰国国王的录像片段。泰国信息技术和通讯部星期五说，拥有YouTube网站的谷歌公司同意从网站上删除相关的12个录像片段。

在谷歌公司拒绝泰国提出的删除嘲弄泰国国王阿杜德录像的要求后，泰国政府4月初封闭了Youtube的上网途径。在泰国封锁网站之后，奚落国王的视频片段反而大量增加，其中一段视频还出现用脚指向泰国国王的镜头，这在泰国被认为极大的失礼。

目前还不清楚泰国何时或是否会解除对网站的封锁。在泰国，侮辱国王是一种罪行，最多可判刑15年。

Thai authorities say the popular U.S. video sharing website YouTube has agreed to remove clips deemed insulting to the country's revered king. The Thai Ministry for Information and Communication Technology said Friday that Google, which owns YouTube, has agreed to remove 12 video clips from the site.

The government blocked access to YouTube in early April after the company turned down Thailand's demand that it remove a clip mocking King Bhumibol Adulyadej. The number of clips lampooning the monarch mushroomed after Thailand banned the site. One clip depicts feet pointed toward the king, a major etiquette offense in Thailand.

It is not clear when or if Thailand plans to unblock the site. Offending the monarch is a crime in Thailand punishable by up to 15 years in prison.