Google Cripples Korean Version Of YouTube

Google maintains its motto of “Don’t be evil” at a rather high price – by crippling the Korean version of YouTube. This move involves blocking South Korean users from uploading videos as well as posting comments on the Korean-based site so that users need not comply with government requirements for the real-name registration of users. At time of publishing, Korean Internet users need to submit their resident registration codes (our equivalent would be Social Security numbers) as well as names before one can post files or comment on Web sites that have over 100,000 daily visitors.