Patriot Update

The intense pressure coming from the Obama administration to curtail free speech and intimidate citizens into keeping quiet isn’t affecting Google, owner of YouTube.

Politico:

Google will leave a controversial video clip about the Islamic prophet Muhammad on YouTube despite a White House request that the company review it under its own policies, the company said Friday.

“We work hard to create a community everyone can enjoy and which also enables people to express different opinions,” a YouTube spokeswoman said in a statement. “This can be a challenge because what’s OK in one country can be offensive elsewhere.  This video – which is widely available on the Web – is clearly within our guidelines and so will stay on YouTube.”