Comments on: BYU continues to block YouTube

By: Dude

Dude — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:07:31 +0000

YOUTUBE DOES NOT HAVE PORN!!! Doesn’t anyone realize this? It is removed by Youtube.

Is it blocked right now?

Does BYU block things like Hulu, fox, abc, NBC, and Netflix? Do they block these things on on campus housing? If they do, I am almost considering on choosing another college, at least not getting on campus housing.

How about Xbox Live?

By: Donald

Donald — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 22:45:23 +0000

Since YOUTUBE continues to refuse to provide any filtering options whatsoever, BYU is fully in rights and I think responsibility to block it. Unlike Google images or video, a user cannot decide what type of responses they can expect to see when they search youtube for “your search here” and thus very inappropriate content will post right along side the most innocent. I don’t think anyone is trying to force people into what they can or can not see, but for a school internet, especially a religous school internet they should be able to guarentee to their students protection. If a student desires to use the internet for seeking out bad content, they have hundreds of options to use that free choice without expecting BYU to sponsor it.

By: Nicole W

Nicole W — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 04:18:18 +0000

I still disagree, BYU does the best they can to keep things as clean as they can by blocking certain sites. While I can understand them deciding to allow youtube again, I personally feel that they were keeping things cleaner without it.

By: Jacob

Jacob — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 19:20:06 +0000

@Nicole – Much of what you said could be said about the entire Internet. Imagine: “A LOT of guys at BYU get their porn from the Internet. The Internet isn’t restricted. It’s an easy way for them to get all they want and not have anyone find out. In my opinion, BYU was better off without the Internet, and I wish they had never allowed it.”

By: Nicole W

Nicole W — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:39:08 +0000

Hmmmmmm I just want to add my POV… A LOT of guys at BYU get their porn from youtube. It isn’t an xxx sight, and they don’t have to pay for it. It’s an easy way for them to get all they want and not have anyone find out. In my opinion, BYU was better off without youtube, and I wish they hadn’t started allowing it again.

By: Jacob

Jacob — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 23:41:58 +0000

@Giant Peach – LDS students can take Book of Mormon classes at LDS Institutes of Religion which are located near most major campuses in the U.S.

By: Giant Peach

Giant Peach — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 00:18:36 +0000

They are just doing it because they can. If this were Texas A&M, Baylor or any other school it would probably effect enrollment to the point that extra bandwidth would not justifiable its self financially. However, BYU knows that that LDS students have to come to BYU if they want Book of Mormon classes, clean living environment ect..

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