YouTube has been blocked in several countries since its inception,including Tunisia,Thailand (which has since been lifted) and Iran.Certain video pages were banned as of October 1,2007 in Turkey, but this was lifted two days later. More recently on January 22,2008 Turkey banned Youtube once again but this ban was lifted after three days.n YouTube was blocked in Turkey between May and August 2008 after controversy over videos deemed insulting to Mustafa Kemal Ataturk . Certain pages are also banned in United Arab Emirates.